All Articles tagged Economic development

• Book Reviews
  October 01, 2024 CDT
  Book Review: “Principios modernos de la economía del desarrollo: Teoría y práctica”
  Gissella Rivera

  Victor Espinosa's "Modern Principles of Development Economics" highlights entrepreneurship and genuine savings as drivers of economic development, criticizes conventional development policies, and proposes institutional reforms to promote sustainable development.

• Book Reviews
  May 30, 2024 CDT
  Book Review: Slouching towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century
  Patrick Newman

  Brad DeLong’s book on economic growth in the US and the rest of the world from 1870 to 2010 is afflicted by problems and proves disappointing, says Patrick Newman.

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• Articles
  August 05, 2021 CDT
  Old and New Development Economics: A Reassessment of Objectives
  Victor I. EspinosaÓscar R. Carreiro

  The behavioral economics-based "new development economics" is just like the old development economics, say Espinosa and Carreiro. The Austrian theory of dynamic efficiency offers a useful path forward.

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