Getting Better: Why Global Development Is Succeeding--And How We Can Improve the World Even More

As the income gap between developed and developing nations grows, so grows the cacophony of voices claiming that the quest to find a simple recipe for economic growth has failed. "Getting Better," in sharp contrast, reports the good news about global progress. Economist Charles Kenny argues against development naysayers by pointing to the evidence of widespread improvements in health, education, peace, liberty--and even happiness.

Author: Charles Kenny
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 12/01/2012
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780465031030
ISBN10: 046503103X
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Development | Economic Development
- Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries
- Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness

About the Author
Charles Kenny, previously a senior economist at the World Bank, is now a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development and a columnist for Bloomberg Businessweek and Foreign Policy magazines. He lives in Washington, DC.