Gambling on development: why some countries win and others lose (Record no. 219550)
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| fixed length control field | 01949aam a2200181 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 221010b2022 |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781787385627 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 338.90091724 |
| Item number | D3G2 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Dercon, Stefan |
| 9 (RLIN) | 12709 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Gambling on development: why some countries win and others lose |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Hurst Publishers |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2022 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | London |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | ix, 377p., ill. |
| Other physical details | Includes notes and index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | In the last thirty years, the developing world has undergone tremendous changes. Overall, poverty has fallen, people live longer and healthier lives, and economies have been transformed. And yet many countries have simply missed the boat. Why have some countries prospered, while others have failed?<br/><br/>Stefan Dercon argues that the answer lies not in a specific set of policies, but rather in a key ‘development bargain’, whereby a country’s elites shift from protecting their own positions to gambling on a growth-based future. Despite the imperfections of such bargains, China is among the most striking recent success stories, along with Indonesia and more unlikely places, such as Bangladesh, Ghana and Ethiopia. Gambling on Development is about these winning efforts, in contrast to countries stuck in elite bargains leading nowhere.<br/><br/>Building on three decades’ experience across forty-odd countries, Dercon winds his narrative through Ebola in Sierra Leone, scandals in Malawi, beer factories in the DRC, mobile phone licences in Mozambique, and relief programmes behind enemy lines in South Sudan. Weaving together conversations with prime ministers, civil servants and ordinary people, this is a probing look at how development has been achieved across the world, and how to assist such successes.<br/><br/><br/>https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/gambling-on-development/ |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Developing countries |
| 9 (RLIN) | 594 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Economic development |
| 9 (RLIN) | 217 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Economic history |
| 9 (RLIN) | 1877 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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| Item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last borrowed | Cost, replacement price | Koha item type |
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| Non-fiction | Vikram Sarabhai Library | Vikram Sarabhai Library | General Stacks | 10/10/2022 | 7 | 1904.00 | 3 | 4 | 338.90091724 D3G2 | 205499 | 20/02/2023 | 23/12/2022 | 2380.00 | Books |