TY - BOOK AU - Shahid, Yusuf. AU - Deaton, Angus. TI - Development economics through the decades: a critical look at 30 years of the world development report SN - 9780821372555 U1 - 338.9 PY - 2009/// CY - Washington PB - World Bank KW - Development economics KW - Economics KW - World Bank N1 - A star is born -- Freeing the world of poverty -- How much farther can we see? -- Where to now? Chapter 1. A Star Is Born -- Chapter 2. Freeing the World of Poverty -- Chapter 3. How Much Farther Can We See? -- Chapter 4. Where To Now? --- Chapter A. Commentary: The World Development Report at Thirty: A Birthday Tribute or a Funeral Elegy? -- Chapter B. Commentary: The World Bank and the Evolving Political Economy of Development -- Chapter C. Commentary: The Indomitable in Pursuit of the Inexplicable: The World Development Reports' Failure to Comprehend Economic Growth Despite Determined Attempts, 1978-2008 -- Chapter D. Commentary: The Evolution of Development Economics and East Asia's Contribution -- Chapter E. Commentary: The World Development Report: Development Theory and Policy ER -