01327cam a2200253 a 45000010009000000050017000090080041000260100017000670200031000840200028001150350024001430400047001670500020002140820017002341000020002512400088002712450122003592600037004813000024005185040064005425050420006066500026010266500021010521644644720240318183507.0100903s2011    nyu      b    001 0 eng    a  2010037680  a9780465020157 (alk. paper)  a0465020151 (alk. paper)  a(OCoLC)ocn657595508  aDLCcDLCdYDXdBTCTAdYDXCPdORXdJRSdDLC00aHD75b.K46 201100a306222bKEN1 aKenny, Charles.  awhy global development is succeeding : and how we can improve the world even more /10aGetting better :bwhy global development is succeeding : and how we can improve the world even more /cCharles Kenny.  aNew York :bBasic Books,cc2011.  ax, 246 p. ;c22 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 219-234) and index.0 aAbandoning hope -- The bad news : diverging incomes -- The worse news : it's hard to raise growth rates -- The good news : the end of the Malthusian trap -- The better news : the great convergence in quality of life -- The great news : the best things in life are cheap -- Drivers of the better life : innovation and ideas -- Policies for the quality of life -- The global agenda -- Conclusion : realistic optimism. 0aEconomic development. 0aQuality of life.