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Index
Praise
Title Page
Dedication
Foreword
PROLOGUE
ONE - ABANDONING HOPE
TWO - THE BAD NEWS
THE MANY PITFALLS OF MEASURING INCOME
THE GROWTH OF GLOBAL INCOME
INCOME DIVERGENCE
STICKY INCOMES
POVERTY IS HISTORY?
THREE - THE WORSE NEWS
THE HISTORY OF GROWTH THEORY
WHEN MODELS FACE THE REAL WORLD
THE ALCHEMY OF GROWTH ANALYSIS
WHY DON’T THE MODELS WORK?
INSTITUTIONS: STICKY TECHNOLOGIES
HISTORY, INSTITUTIONS, AND THE DETERMINANTS OF MODERN WEALTH
A LONG-TERM ROLE FOR HEALTH AND EDUCATION?
THE AFRICAN GROWTH EXPERIENCE IN CONTEXT
FOUR - THE GOOD NEWS
MALTHUS’S INSIGHT: THE MASSES ARE SEX-OBSESSED BREEDING MACHINES
HISTORICAL EVIDENCE FOR MALTHUSIAN TRAPS
THE WORLDWIDE ESCAPE FROM LIMITS TO OUTPUT
THE TRAP FALLS APART
NEO-MALTHUSIANISM
INNOVATION AND UNCERTAINTY
FIVE - THE BETTER NEWS
THE TARGET(S) OF DEVELOPMENT
CONVERGENCE IN GLOBAL HEALTH
CONVERGENCE IN EDUCATION
POLITICAL AND CIVIL RIGHTS
VIOLENCE
CONVERGENCE IN OTHER INDICATORS
LIFE IS FAR FROM PERFECT–BUT IT IS BETTER
SIX - THE GREAT NEWS
INCOME MATTERS TO QUALITY OF LIFE
IS QUALITY OF LIFE GETTING CHEAPER?
LIFE DURING GROWTH
A WEAK RELATIONSHIP–OR JUST BAD DATA?
THE PRICE OF THE GOOD LIFE
SEVEN - DRIVERS OF THE BETTER LIFE
GLOBAL PATTERNS OF CHANGE IN QUALITY OF LIFE
THE SPREAD OF TECHNOLOGIES
THE SPREAD OF HEALTHY EATING
SEWAGE, CITIES, AND DISEASE
GOOD HEALTH NEED NOT BE EXPENSIVE
THE DEMAND SIDE OF HEALTH
THE DIFFUSION OF EDUCATION
THE DIFFUSION OF DEMOCRACY
THE GROWING UNACCEPTABILITY OF VIOLENCE
VIRTUOUS CYCLING FOR FREE
FACILITATING THE SPREAD OF IDEAS: URBANIZATION AND COMMUNICATION
GROWING GOVERNMENT
THE TRANSITION TO A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE
EIGHT - POLICIES FOR QUALITY OF LIFE
POLICY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
THE VIRTUOUS CYCLE AND LIMITS TO PROGRESS
IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH THE SPREAD OF TECHNOLOGY AND IDEAS
PROMOTING DEMAND FOR QUALITY OF LIFE
LIMITS TO TECHNOLOGY AND MARKETING
PAYMENTS FOR PROGRESS
IMPROVING THE SUPPLY OF SERVICES
IMPROVING THE PROTECTION OF LIBERTIES
BETTER VALUE FOR MONEY
NINE - THE GLOBAL AGENDA
WHY BOTHER CARING?
THE SCOPE OF GLOBAL POLICYMAKING
AID AND QUALITY OF LIFE
AID FOR OTHER GOALS
GLOBAL PROJECTS
AIDING THE FIGHT AGAINST NEO-MALTHUSIAN THREATS
AIDING THE RIGHT AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT
TEN
Acknowledgments
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
Copyright Page
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