The books that made it to the FT Business Book of the Year Shortlist were all worthy candidates, and the winner, [amazon_link id=”1586487981″ target=”_blank” ]Poor Economics[/amazon_link] by Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, is a superb read. I reviewed it here when it first came out.

There have been loads of terrific books on development recently. Also worthwhile are [amazon_link id=”052595189X” target=”_blank” ]More Than Good Intentions[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id=”0465020151″ target=”_blank” ]Getting Better[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id=”0199603332″ target=”_blank” ]The Globalization Paradox[/amazon_link], and that’s just the most recent. A healthy combination of scientific progress in the subject and the engagement of the best economists in this field with public policy.

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