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Development economist; writes Global Developments, on growth, history and the numbers behind them.
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How Asia WorksBook Joe Studwell
Reading How Asia Works was a formative intellectual experience for me—a jolt out of the mathematical slumber of PhD coursework. I have a complex relationship with the text (more on this in a moment), but I still recommend it effusively to anyone who wants to learn about East Asia.
A review of Joe Studwell's How Africa Works, comparing it to Studwell's earlier How Asia Works.
global-developments.org ↗·2026-02-10Wrong?
The Strategy of Economic DevelopmentBook Albert Hirschman
This is one of those rare economics books that reconfigured my view of the world, made me reconsider views that I once considered silly, and adopt much of its language in my own thinking–so much so that I'm trying to evangelize it to you right now.
An essay on Albert Hirschman, built around a review of his 1958 book The Strategy of Economic Development.
global-developments.org ↗·2024-04-07Wrong?
The Elusive Quest for GrowthBook William Easterly
Read William Easterly’s 2001 The Elusive Quest for Growth, a good summation of development thinking at the time, and the prevailing sense one gets is of frustration.
An essay on Albert Hirschman, built around a review of his 1958 book The Strategy of Economic Development.
global-developments.org ↗·2024-04-07Wrong?
Worldly Philosopher: The Odyssey of Albert O. HirschmanBook Jeremy Adelman
If you enjoyed this post, I highly recommend Jeremy Adelman’s biography of Hirschman, Worldly Philosopher, which was my main source.
An essay on Albert Hirschman, built around a review of his 1958 book The Strategy of Economic Development.
global-developments.org ↗·2024-04-07Wrong?
How Africa Works: Success and Failure on the World's Last Developmental FrontierBook Joe Studwell
What makes Studwell nonetheless compelling to read is his steadfast belief that poverty is a product of policy decisions.
A review of Joe Studwell's How Africa Works, comparing it to Studwell's earlier How Asia Works.
global-developments.org ↗·2026-02-10Wrong?
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