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The great surge : the ascent of the developing world / Steven Radelet.

By: Publisher: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2015Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover editionDescription: xiv, 354 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781476764788 :
  • 1476764786
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.9/0091724 23
LOC classification:
  • HC59.7 .R234 2015
  • HC59.7 .R234 2015
Contents:
November 9, 1989 -- The surge. A great transformation ; Breakthrough from the bottom ; The wealth of a new generation ; More children now live- and live better ; Dictators out, democracy in -- The catalysts. Good-bye Cold War, so long Communism ; Hello globalization, welcome new technologies ; Leadership, civil society, action-- and a bit of luck ; Foreign aid : blessing or curse? -- The future. Future 1. Progress expanded : a new age of global prosperity ; Future 2. Progress diminished : stuck muddling through ; Future 3. Progress derailed : climate and conflict halt development ; Getting to good.
Summary: "The Great Surge tells the remarkable story of this unprecedented economic, social, and political transformation. It shows how the end of the Cold War, the development of new technologies, globalization, courageous local leadership, and in some cases, good fortune, have combined to dramatically improve the fate of hundreds of millions of people in poor countries around the world. Most importantly, The Great Surge reveals how we can fight the changing tides of climate change, resource demand, economic and political mismanagement, and demographic pressures to accelerate the political, economic, and social development that has been helping the poorest of the poor around the world,"--Amazon.com.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks HC59.7 .R234 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001386621

Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-332) and index.

November 9, 1989 -- The surge. A great transformation ; Breakthrough from the bottom ; The wealth of a new generation ; More children now live- and live better ; Dictators out, democracy in -- The catalysts. Good-bye Cold War, so long Communism ; Hello globalization, welcome new technologies ; Leadership, civil society, action-- and a bit of luck ; Foreign aid : blessing or curse? -- The future. Future 1. Progress expanded : a new age of global prosperity ; Future 2. Progress diminished : stuck muddling through ; Future 3. Progress derailed : climate and conflict halt development ; Getting to good.

"The Great Surge tells the remarkable story of this unprecedented economic, social, and political transformation. It shows how the end of the Cold War, the development of new technologies, globalization, courageous local leadership, and in some cases, good fortune, have combined to dramatically improve the fate of hundreds of millions of people in poor countries around the world. Most importantly, The Great Surge reveals how we can fight the changing tides of climate change, resource demand, economic and political mismanagement, and demographic pressures to accelerate the political, economic, and social development that has been helping the poorest of the poor around the world,"--Amazon.com.

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