Introduction he eradication of world poverty is one of the most important issues facing
economists, policy makers, and concerned citizens. here are several reasons why this is the …

The eradication of world poverty is one of the most important issues facing economists,
policy makers, and concerned citizens. There are several reasons why this is the case. First …

O ver the period 1980–2005 many developing countries achieved remarkable increases in
economic growth. Real per capita income increased substantially in countries that had …

Listening to the panels this week, I have heard many references to" development" and"
sustainable development," and how the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and …

This report is a continuation of an ongoing process designed to develop a comprehensive
and accurate measure of economic freedom across countries. The roots of the project go …

The moral seriousness of the existence of global poverty is hard to dispute. According to
recent UN figures, 1.2 billion people have to survive on less than $1 per day (UNDP 2000 …

The Index of Economic Freedom is an annual data-driven research project that I have
always regarded as one of the “crown jewels” of The Heritage Foundation. Since we began …

ABSTRACT Critics of the World Bank have variously attributed its proclaimed commitment to
poverty reduction to empty rhetoric, hypocrisy, incompetence, confusion, or overload in the …

To choose 'just development'as the issue for an essay on Africa may strike readers as a
cruel joke. If just development is loosely defined as sustained growth with a degree of equity …

This article provides a critical assessment of three ambitious books (Sachs's The End of
Poverty, Bhagwati's In Defense of Globalization, and Easterly's The Elusive Quest for …