Development Economics through the Decades: A Critical Look at Thirty Years of the World Development Report

This Essay By Shahid Yusuf - Published To Commemorate The World Bank's Annual World Development Report's 30th Anniversary - Discusses The Genesis Of The Publication And The Topics Covered By Successive Reports. Along The Way, Yusuf Takes The Reader On A Tour Of Development Economics Over A 30-year Period, Using The Reports As A Point Of Departure. Five Distinguished Economists And Development Practitioners Comment On The Content Of The Essay, Each Offering A Unique And Valuable Perspective And Informed Views, And Providing Grist For Fruitful Debate On The World Development Report And, More Broadly, On The Economics Of Development.--book Jacket. A Star Is Born -- Freeing The World Of Poverty -- How Much Farther Can We See? -- Where To Now? Shahid Yusuf ; With Angus Deaton ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 157-182) And Index.