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• Half-Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of Illustrative Material
• List of Abbreviations
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• The central fact in our economic world: global inequality
• The five key concerns of this book
• An example of a debate about growth: the British Industrial Revolution
• Part I The Proximate Sources of Growth in the Modern World Economy since 1950
• 1 Thinking about Growth
• What is growth?
• Ways of thinking about growth
• Economic growth and human development
• Key points
• 2 Growth in the Modern World Economy since 1950
• Growth in the world economy since 1950
• Introduction to the proximate causes of economic growth
• Key points
• 3 Domestic and Foreign Direct Investment
• Investment and economic growth
• Investment: the basic concepts
• Robust empirical results and an elusive quest
• Policy and investment
• Foreign direct investment
• Key points
• 4 Population and Economic Growth/Development
• Population and economic growth
• Population: the basic concepts
• The demographic transition
• Demography and government policy
• The phenomenon of missing women
• Key points
• 5 Technology and Economic Growth
• Technology and economic growth
• Technology: the basic concepts
• Technological change in economic theory
• Case studies of technological change
• A paradox of appropriate technological change: preventative interventions and a vaccine for malaria
• MNCs and technology transfer
• Key points
• 6 Education and Health
• Education and health in developing countries
• Education, health and economic growth
• From growth to education and health
• From education to economic growth
• Education policy
• Health and economic growth
• Key points
• Part II Patterns of Long-term Economic Growth and the Deeper Determinants of Economic Growth
• 7 The Great Divergence since 1750
• Europe in 1750: stagnation or growth?
• Comparative incomes in 1500
• The origins of the Western lead
• Key points
• 8 Economic Growth and Economic Structure since 1750
• Conceptualizing structural change: the Lewis model and inequality
• The role of agriculture in structural change
• The role of industry in structural change
• The role of services in structural change
• A policy case study: structuralism
• Key points
• 9 Colonialism
• Colonialism and economic growth
• The diversity of colonialism
• From Marx to neo-colonialism: a changing debate
• Colonialism and development: the debate
• Key points
• 10 Institutions
• Institutions and economic growth
• What are institutions?
• Democracy and dictatorship as institutions
• Property rights as institutions
• The WTO and the intellectual property rights debate
• Policy towards institutions
• Key points
• 11 Geography and Economic Resources
• Geography and economic growth
• Geography: definitions
• The statistics of geography: income and growth
• Geography and economic growth: investigating the link
• Geography: impact and policy agenda
• Key points
• 12 Culture
• Culture and economic growth
• What is culture?
• Culture changes
• Weber and the spirit of capitalism
• Ethnicity
• Networks
• Key points
• 13 International Trade, Openness and Integration
• Openness and economic growth
• The basic trade model
• Patterns of openness
• Trade liberalization: the debate
• Openness and the bigger picture: power, ideas and consumption
• Key points
• Conclusion : Eight Principles for Policy-Makers
• Prioritize reform
• Be careful with lessons and history
• Distinguish policy goals and policy means
• Reform must be compatible with Political Economy
• Don’t forget government capacity
• The deep determinants can be modified
• Think about demand as well as supply
• Don’t get too hung up on democracy
• Bibliography
• Index