Development Dilemmas

<p>It is widely believed that economic development in much of the world is not happening quickly enough. Indeed the standard of living in some parts of the world has actually been declining. Many experts now doubt that the solution can be purely technical and economic; it must also be political and moral.</p><p>This book brings together contributions from leading authorities such as Joseph Stiglitz Jean-Jacques Laffont and Daniel Hausman on economics and political philosophy to survey current barriers to growth including problems with policy and problems with concepts and thinking. Getting policies right the contributors stress is a complicated task in itself but it also may not be enough; instead people in both the developed and developing worlds may also need to reconsider basic and time-worn beliefs about facts values the measurement of data rights needs and the nature of government.</p><p>Of interest to economics and policy makers Development Dilemmas is a long-awaited addition to the debate over economics and political philosophy in the developing world.</p>