Development Economics, Growth
1. 
Meltdown in Tibet: China's Reckless Destruction of Ecosystems from the Highlands of Tibet to the Deltas of Asia
by:
Michael Buckley
4.01 avg rating — 73 ratings 2. 
The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality
by:
Angus Deaton
3.82 avg rating — 2,418 ratings 3. 
The Miracle: The Epic Story of Asia's Quest for Wealth
by:
Michael Schuman
4.21 avg rating — 289 ratings 3. 
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
by:
Naomi Klein
4.16 avg rating — 27,262 ratings 3. 
Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation
by:
Amartya Sen
4.19 avg rating — 323 ratings 3. 
The Eco Principle: Ecology and Economics in Symbiosis
by:
Arthur Lyon Dahl
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings 
7. 
The Price of Thirst: Global Water Inequality and the Coming Chaos
by:
Karen Piper
3.83 avg rating — 156 ratings 7. 
The Turning Point: Science, Society, and the Rising Culture
by:
Fritjof Capra
4.11 avg rating — 1,479 ratings 7. 
Famine Crimes: Politics & the Disaster Relief Industry in Africa
by:
Alex de Waal
4.18 avg rating — 116 ratings 
12. 
What Has Nature Ever Done for Us?: How Money Really Does Grow on Trees
by:
Tony Juniper
4.21 avg rating — 411 ratings 
15. 
Pathways to Economic Development (Oxford India Short Introductions Series) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
15. 
Rethinking Development Economics (Anthem Frontiers of Global Political Economy and Development, 1)
by:
Ha-Joon Chang
4.12 avg rating — 48 ratings 
18. 
Growth and Development: With Special Reference to Developing Economies
by:
A.P. Thirlwall
4.12 avg rating — 76 ratings 
20. 
The Growth Report: Strategies for Sustained Growth and Inclusive Development 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
22. 
A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World
by:
Gregory Clark
3.75 avg rating — 1,276 ratings 
24. 
Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty 4.28 avg rating — 23,743 ratings
26. 
More Than Good Intentions: How a New Economics Is Helping to Solve Global Poverty
by:
Dean Karlan
3.95 avg rating — 989 ratings 26. 
Economic Growth and Development in Africa: Understanding Trends and Prospects
by:
Horman Chitonge
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings 28. 
The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
by:
William Easterly
3.84 avg rating — 5,637 ratings 28. 
Restarting and Sustaining Economic Growth and Development in Africa: The Case of Kenya it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor
by:
William Easterly
3.87 avg rating — 1,354 ratings 
32. 
The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics
by:
William Easterly
3.96 avg rating — 1,643 ratings 32. 
Population and Economy: From Hunger to Modern Economic Growth
by:
Tommy Bengtsson
it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating 
34. 
Population Matters: Demographic Change, Economic Growth, and Poverty in the Developing World
by:
Nancy Birdsall
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings 36. 
Development Economics through the Decades: A Critical Look at Thirty Years of the World Development Report
by:
William Easterly
3.62 avg rating — 16 ratings 37. 
Analytical Development Economics: The Less Developed Economy Revisited
by:
Kaushik Basu
4.50 avg rating — 20 ratings 38. 
The Origin of Wealth: Evolution, Complexity, and the Radical Remaking of Economics 4.27 avg rating — 1,725 ratings
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Understanding Consumption (Clarendon Lectures in Economics)
by:
Angus Deaton
3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings