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Successful Transition Towards a Virtuous Cycle of Human Development and Economic Growth: Country Studies

Gustav Ranis
Yale University - Department of Economics

Frances Stewart
University of Oxford - Department of Economics

September 2006

Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 943

Abstract:
This paper explores the two-way links between Economic Growth and Human Development by examining the performance of some countries which have been successful in both dimensions and a few which have not. The specific aim is to examine the historical experience of six countries in order to determine how a system can move to a situation in which improvements in Human Development accompany and support higher rates of growth which, in turn, contribute to further improvements in Human Development as the basic societal objective.

Keywords: Economic Growth, Human Development, Comparative Country Studies

JEL Classifications: O11, O15, O57

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Date posted: September 26, 2006 ; Last revised: September 26, 2006

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Ranis, Gustav and Stewart, Frances, Successful Transition Towards a Virtuous Cycle of Human Development and Economic Growth: Country Studies (September 2006). Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 943. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=920603

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Gustav Ranis (Contact Author) Yale University - Department of Economics ( email ) New Haven, CT 06520-8269 United States 203-432-3632 (Phone) 203-432-3635 (Fax)
Frances Stewart University of Oxford - Department of Economics ( email ) Manor Road Building Oxford, OX1 3BJ, Oxfordshire OX13UQ United Kingdom