Economist William Easterly has been at Mason this semester teaching a short seminar on economic development and I've made it to a few lectures, which are quite entertaining.
In the WSJ he's just snarky (Greg Mankiw has a copy of the article here):
The press release describing the findings of the 2006 World Bank report "Challenges of African Growth" announces: the "single most important reason" for Africa's "lagging position in eradicating poverty," finally "has been identified." It is "Africa's slow and erratic growth." The next World Bank report may reveal that half a dozen beers has been identified as the single most important reason for a six-pack.
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