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More factors for growth (quoted from Aghion and Howitt, ''The Economics of Growth''): "Why have other poor countries not also joined the convergence club? Is this due to poor geographical conditions? Or to the absence of institutions to protect private investments and entrepreneurship? Or to the inability of poor countries to attract credit, diversify risk, or finance infrastructure? Or to insufficient human capital?" | |||
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| He believes that poor countries must get aid to push them into development, as these countries are stuck and lack the investment capability for development.<ref name="Duflo">{{cite book |last1=Banerjee |first1=Abhijit V. |last2=Duflo |first2=Esther |title=Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty |date=27 March 2012 |publisher=PublicAffairs |isbn=978-1-61039-160-3 |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books/about/Poor_Economics.html?id=2dlnBoX4licC&redir_esc=y |language=en}}</ref> | |||
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| Large emphasis<ref>From ''{{w|Poor Economics}}'': "Jeffrey Sachs, adviser to the United Nations, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University in New York City, and one such expert, has an answer to all these questions: Poor countries are poor because they are hot, infertile, malaria infested, often landlocked; this makes it hard for them to be productive without an initial large investment to help them deal with these endemic problems. But they cannot pay for the investments precisely because they are poor—they are in what economists call a 'poverty trap.' Until something is done about these problems, neither free markets nor democracy will do very much for them."</ref> | |||
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| {{w|William Easterly}} || ''{{w|The Elusive Quest for Growth}}'' (2001), ''{{w|The White Man's Burden}}'' || | | {{w|William Easterly}} || ''{{w|The Elusive Quest for Growth}}'' (2001), ''{{w|The White Man's Burden}}'' || | ||
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| {{w|Bryan Caplan}} | | {{w|Bryan Caplan}} | ||
| EconLog, forthcoming book on poverty | | EconLog, forthcoming book on poverty<ref>{{cite web |url=http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2016/06/outline_for_pov.html |title=Outline for Poverty: Who To Blame |first=Bryan |last=Caplan |date=June 27, 2016 |accessdate=September 9, 2017 |publisher=[[wikipedia:EconLog|EconLog]]}}</ref> | ||
| Natalist, | | Natalist,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2011/12/a_cursory_rejec.html |title=A Cursory Rejection of Anti-Natalism |first=Bryan |last=Caplan |date=December 7, 2011 |accessdate=September 9, 2017 |publisher=[[wikipedia:EconLog|EconLog]]}}</ref> nonchalant about overpopulation,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2011/12/the_julian_simo.html |title=The Julian Simon Club |date=December 9, 2011 |first=Bryan |last=Caplan |accessdate=September 9, 2017 |publisher=[[wikipedia:EconLog|EconLog]]}}</ref> advocates having more kids<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lesswrong.com/lw/col/review_selfish_reasons_to_have_more_kids/ |first=John |last=Salvatier |title=Review: Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids |date=May 29, 2012 |accessdate=September 9, 2017 |publisher=[[wikipedia:LessWrong|LessWrong]]}}</ref> | ||
| Anarcho-capitalist | | Anarcho-capitalist | ||
| Distinguishes between those who deserve to be poor and those who don't, with higher priority to help the latter; in general there is no obligation to help, and it is unjustified to force a stranger to help someone (unless the benefits heavily outweigh the costs, which is difficult to show in an uncertain world) | | Distinguishes between those who deserve to be poor and those who don't, with higher priority to help the latter; in general there is no obligation to help, and it is unjustified to force a stranger to help someone (unless the benefits heavily outweigh the costs, which is difficult to show in an uncertain world)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2014/03/poverty_the_sta.html |title=Poverty: The Stages of Blame |first=Bryan |last=Caplan |date=March 5, 2014 |accessdate=September 9, 2017 |publisher=[[wikipedia:EconLog|EconLog]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2014/03/poverty_the_sta_1.html |title=Poverty: The Stages of Blame Applied |first=Bryan |last=Caplan |date=March 6, 2014 |accessdate=September 9, 2017 |publisher=[[wikipedia:EconLog|EconLog]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2010/05/conscientiousne.html |title=Conscientiousness and Poverty: African Edition |first=Bryan |last=Caplan |date=May 24, 2010 |accessdate=September 9, 2017 |publisher=[[wikipedia:EconLog|EconLog]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2012/01/caplan-smith_gm.html |title=Caplan-Smith GMU Debate: "How Deserving Are the Poor?" |first=Bryan |last=Caplan |date=January 26, 2012 |accessdate=September 9, 2017 |publisher=[[wikipedia:EconLog|EconLog]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2009/03/econlog_book_cl_10.html |title=EconLog Book Club: For a New Liberty, Chapter 8 |first=Bryan |last=Caplan |date=March 17, 2009 |accessdate=September 9, 2017 |publisher=[[wikipedia:EconLog|EconLog]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2010/08/how_far_does_th.html |title=How Far Does the Five-Organ Hypothetical Get Us? |first=Bryan |last=Caplan |date=August 3, 2010 |accessdate=September 10, 2017 |publisher=[[wikipedia:EconLog|EconLog]]}}</ref> | ||
| Advocates open borders | | Advocates open borders<ref>{{cite web |url=https://openborders.info/bryan-caplan/ |title=Bryan Caplan |date=September 13, 2015 |publisher=Open Borders: The Case |accessdate=September 9, 2017}}</ref> | ||
| IQ realist, | | IQ realist,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2017/04/iq_with_conscie.html |title=IQ With Conscience |date=April 18, 2017 |accessdate=September 9, 2017 |publisher=[[wikipedia:EconLog|EconLog]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2010/09/against_high-iq.html |title=Against High-IQ Misanthropy |date=September 15, 2010 |accessdate=September 9, 2017 |publisher=[[wikipedia:EconLog|EconLog]]}}</ref> but unclear how this translates to views on growth? | ||
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| | | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2009/06/thumbs_up_for_p.html |title=Thumbs Up for Portfolios of the Poor |first=Bryan |last=Caplan |date=June 1, 2009 |accessdate=September 10, 2017 |publisher=[[wikipedia:EconLog|EconLog]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2009/06/against_growth.html |title=Against Growth Agnosticism |first=Bryan |last=Caplan |date=June 26, 2009 |accessdate=September 10, 2017 |publisher=[[wikipedia:EconLog|EconLog]]}}</ref> | ||
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| {{w|Garett Jones}} || ''Hive Mind'' (2015) || | | {{w|Garett Jones}} || ''Hive Mind'' (2015) || | ||
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| {{w|Dambisa Moyo}} || ''Dead Aid'' (2009) || | | {{w|Dambisa Moyo}} || ''Dead Aid'' (2009) || | ||
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| {{w|Chris Blattman}} || || || | | {{w|Chris Blattman}} || || || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://chrisblattman.com/2012/11/29/seeing-like-an-anarchist/ |author=Chris Blattman |title=Seeing like an anarchist |publisher=Chris Blattman |date=November 29, 2012 |accessdate=September 9, 2017}}</ref> || | ||
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| {{w|Michael Kremer}} || | | {{w|Michael Kremer}} || | ||
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| {{w|GiveWell}} | | {{w|GiveWell}} | ||
| ''The GiveWell Blog'' | | ''The GiveWell Blog''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.givewell.org/2015/11/06/the-lack-of-controversy-over-well-targeted-aid/ |title=The lack of controversy over well-targeted aid |first=Holden |last=Karnofsky |website=The GiveWell Blog |publisher=[[wikipedia:GiveWell|GiveWell]] |date=July 26, 2016 |accessdate=September 9, 2017}}</ref> | ||
| | | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.givewell.org/2016/12/12/amf-population-ethics/ |first=Ajeya |last=Cotra |title=AMF and Population Ethics |website=The GiveWell Blog |publisher=[[wikipedia:GiveWell|GiveWell]] |date=February 23, 2017 |accessdate=September 9, 2017}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:38, 29 October 2021
This is a summary table of views on development economics.
Table
The "Background beliefs" group of columns gather some relevant background beliefs and assumptions. Roughly, they give a lens through which to view development economics.
The "Level of emphasis on explanations for differential growth" group of columns together respond to questions like:
- Has growth failed?
- Why has growth failed?
- What must poor countries do to achieve growth?
- Why are poor people poor?
- Do the poor get poorer?
More factors for growth (quoted from Aghion and Howitt, The Economics of Growth): "Why have other poor countries not also joined the convergence club? Is this due to poor geographical conditions? Or to the absence of institutions to protect private investments and entrepreneurship? Or to the inability of poor countries to attract credit, diversify risk, or finance infrastructure? Or to insufficient human capital?"
| View | Major works that discuss development economics | Background beliefs | Level of emphasis on explanations for differential growth | |||||||
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| Population ethics stance | Level of statism | Moral obligation to help the poor | Immigration restrictions stance | IQ | Geography | Governance | Education | Respect for private property | ||
| Jeffrey Sachs | The End of Poverty (2005) | He believes that poor countries must get aid to push them into development, as these countries are stuck and lack the investment capability for development.[1] | Large emphasis[2] | |||||||
| William Easterly | The Elusive Quest for Growth (2001), The White Man's Burden | |||||||||
| Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo | Poor Economics (2011) | |||||||||
| Bryan Caplan | EconLog, forthcoming book on poverty[3] | Natalist,[4] nonchalant about overpopulation,[5] advocates having more kids[6] | Anarcho-capitalist | Distinguishes between those who deserve to be poor and those who don't, with higher priority to help the latter; in general there is no obligation to help, and it is unjustified to force a stranger to help someone (unless the benefits heavily outweigh the costs, which is difficult to show in an uncertain world)[7][8][9][10][11][12] | Advocates open borders[13] | IQ realist,[14][15] but unclear how this translates to views on growth? | [16][17] | |||
| Garett Jones | Hive Mind (2015) | |||||||||
| Richard Lynn, Tatu Vanhanen | IQ and the Wealth of Nations (2002), IQ and Global Inequality (2006) | |||||||||
| Dambisa Moyo | Dead Aid (2009) | |||||||||
| Chris Blattman | [18] | |||||||||
| Michael Kremer | ||||||||||
| GiveWell | The GiveWell Blog[19] | [20] | ||||||||
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Funding information for this timeline is available.
See also
External links
- Timeline of poverty studies (incomplete)
References
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- ↑ From Poor Economics: "Jeffrey Sachs, adviser to the United Nations, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University in New York City, and one such expert, has an answer to all these questions: Poor countries are poor because they are hot, infertile, malaria infested, often landlocked; this makes it hard for them to be productive without an initial large investment to help them deal with these endemic problems. But they cannot pay for the investments precisely because they are poor—they are in what economists call a 'poverty trap.' Until something is done about these problems, neither free markets nor democracy will do very much for them."
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