Economic growth is the only way out of poverty, and the private sector is best at generating that growth.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Worth a close read,
By Richard Longstaff (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Just Get Out of the Way: How Government Can Help Business in Poor Countries (Hardcover)
A trenchant discussion of the usefulness of government (or lack thereof) in creating sustainable economic growth. Solid, well-written, practical and entertaining. The portions on the privatization and the moral hazards posed by IFA lending were particularly good. If you're a student of economic development, a private sector development professional, or just looking for a primer to help you understand why so much goes so badly wrong in the world's poorest countries, this is the book for you.
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A timely, expert, seminal, & intrinscially interesting work,
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This review is from: Just Get Out of the Way: How Government Can Help Business in Poor Countries (Hardcover)
Accessibly written by Robert E. Anderson (an economic development expert who has 10 years of experience with the World Bank working on development issues in more than 15 countries), Just Get Out Of The Way: How Government Can Help Business In Poor Countries is a "tell it like it is" account that warns against helping developing countries by pursuing policies that are used in rich countries. Instead, Just Get Out Of The Way stresses that policymakers should pay attention to the specific institutional weaknesses of developing countries, with an especial watch and guard against corruption and cronyism, as well as much simpler market-oriented policies. A timely, expert, seminal, and intrinscially interesting work, Just Get Out Of The Way is a very highly recommended contribution to International Economics Studies collections and a "must read" book for private, corporate, and governmental policy makers in the field of international economic development.
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Great Book,
By Robert E. Anderson (Falls Church, VA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Just Get Out of the Way: How Government Can Help Business in Poor Countries (Hardcover)
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bank regulation, total poverty gap, bank pyramid schemes, purchase power agreement, private restructuring, information disclosure regulation, unviable companies, widespread share ownership, certain liquidation, court restructuring, leveraged sales, controlling investor, most poor countries, positive operating cash flow, competition agency, selling new shares, company into liquidation, large stock market, day benchmark, private barriers, restructuring option, international development institutions, promised rate, competition agencies, weak corporate governance Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, World Bank, New Zealand, Large Companies, East Asian, Government Is the Problem, Better Off, Depositors Beware, Government Failure, United Kingdom, Great Depression, European Union, Market Failure, Hong Kong, United Nations, Great Britain, International Monetary Fund, Second World War, Latin America, South Korea, General Assembly, Commerce Commission, The Only Way Out of Poverty, Global Institute, Millennium Development Goals Browse Sample Pages:
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bank regulation, total poverty gap, bank pyramid schemes, purchase power agreement, private restructuring, information disclosure regulation, unviable companies, widespread share ownership, certain liquidation, court restructuring, leveraged sales, controlling investor, most poor countries, positive operating cash flow, competition agency, selling new shares, company into liquidation, large stock market, day benchmark, private barriers, restructuring option, international development institutions, promised rate, competition agencies, weak corporate governance Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, World Bank, New Zealand, Large Companies, East Asian, Government Is the Problem, Better Off, Depositors Beware, Government Failure, United Kingdom, Great Depression, European Union, Market Failure, Hong Kong, United Nations, Great Britain, International Monetary Fund, Second World War, Latin America, South Korea, General Assembly, Commerce Commission, The Only Way Out of Poverty, Global Institute, Millennium Development Goals Browse Sample Pages:
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- Cato Handbook on Policy, 2005 (Cato Handbook for Policymakers) by Edward H. Crane on page 691
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