<p>In his book <a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/elusive-quest-growth" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics</a>, William Easterly discusses the failed efforts of states to use education, family planning, and debt forgiveness as means to grow out of poverty. You may find one policy that worked in developed countries.</p>

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<p>As the term paper of development economics in BSc, I am assigned this topic but I have no idea where to begin with. Of course I can’t look up every economic policy that was ever made then check whether it failed in a developing country but succeeded in a developed one. Can anyone suggest me a book or any article which might be of any use to me?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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Finding an economic policy that worked in a developed country but failed in a developing one
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# Finding an economic policy that worked in a developed country but failed in a developing one

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-03-21)

As the term paper of development economics in BSc, I am assigned this topic but I have no idea where to begin with. Of course I can’t look up every economic policy that was ever made then check whether it failed in a developing country but succeeded in a developed one. Can anyone suggest me a book or any article which might be of any use to me?

Thanks!

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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-03-21. Score: 1

In his book [The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics](https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/elusive-quest-growth), William Easterly discusses the failed efforts of states to use education, family planning, and debt forgiveness as means to grow out of poverty. You may find one policy that worked in developed countries.


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