Economists have tried to figure out how poor countries in the tropics could attain standards of living approaching those of countries in Europe and North America. This text shows how the solutions violate the basic principle of economics: that people respond to incentives.

This title is a synthesis of the thought of economist Amartya Sen, who views economic development as a means to extending freedoms rather than an end in itself. By widening his outlook to include poverty, tyranny, lack of opportunity, individual rights, and political structures, Professor Sen provides a useful overview of the development process.

Shows why you can't afford to ignore Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) markets. This book includes eleven success stories from India, Peru, Mexico, Brazil, and Venezuela - ranging from salt to soap, banking to cellphones, healthcare to housing. It is about building profitable bottom of the pyramid markets, reducing poverty.

Addressing issues of defining and measuring the quality of life, this title examines developments in the philosophical definition of well-being and links them to practical issues such as the delivery of health care and the assessment of women's quality of life.

In this title, Sunstein presents a wide-ranging analysis of free markets and their limits, and discussion of law and economics as a field. He explores free markets and social justice in three main parts. The book raises a number of questions about economic analysis of law in its conventional form.

An IEA text about 'development economics'. It states that the demise of the 'dogma' of development economics would be beneficial to the health of 'both economics and the economies of developing countries'.