# The Elusive Quest for Growth

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- Book: [The Elusive Quest for Growth](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-r-easterly/the-elusive-quest-for-growth) ([The Elusive Quest for Growth.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-r-easterly/the-elusive-quest-for-growth.md))
- Authors: [William R. Easterly](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-r-easterly)
- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6255-042-0
- Pages: 356
- Published: 2002-08-02
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Why economists' attempts to help poorer countries improve their economic well-being have failed. Since the end of World War II, economists have tried to figure out how poor countries in the tropics could...