>Brad’s Journal of Economic Perspectives just published a series of >articles on Africa. The first World Bank oriented article is a raving >right wing job. Hmmm. I read it somewhat differently--as mostly an argument for the power of human agency and against those like Jeffrey Sachs (and David Landes) who stress geographic disadvantages as barriers to development in Africa... >I think that I sent something from Deaton's article >already. The final article of the symposium sounded very much like Max >and Brad. It is full of all sorts of positive indicators -- some like >the spread of education and health do make a strong case for progress. Although I do have a feeling that John Sender, reacting against Collier and company, overstated progress... > >Brad, as an editor of this symposium, where can we look to get a feel for those who are left behind? I think that the UN _Human Development Report_ generally does about as good a job as can be done, given its limited space and the lousy, lousy quality of the statistics. But my copy appears to have grown legs and walked away from its place... Brad DeLong
