01516cam a2200301 a 4500 16446447 20240318183507.0 100903s2011 nyu b 001 0 eng 2010037680 9780465020157 (alk. paper) 0465020151 (alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocn657595508 DLC DLC YDX BTCTA YDXCP ORX JRS DLC HD75 .K46 2011 306 22 KEN Kenny, Charles. 2666 why global development is succeeding : and how we can improve the world even more / Getting better : why global development is succeeding : and how we can improve the world even more / Charles Kenny. New York : Basic Books, c2011. x, 246 p. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-234) and index. Abandoning 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. Economic development. 330 Quality of life. 1054 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BOOK 37042 37041 0 0 ddc 0 0 ABK ABK 2017-10-03 0 306 KEN 48421 2017-10-03 00:00:00 2017-10-03 BOOK 0 0 ddc 0 0 URC URC 2017-10-24 0 306 KEN 46579 2017-10-24 00:00:00 2017-10-24 BOOK