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February 17th, 2009

Chapter 1 main post: Introduction and overview

Posted by David Roodman in 1. Introduction, Uncategorized Tags: drafts

As I conceive it, Chapter 1 (.doc .pdf) motivates, introduces, and summarizes the book. Not surprisingly, I drafted this chapter first–back in June, in order to present the book ideas to my CGD colleagues. Since then I have written and learned much more. Once the rest of the book is drafted, I will return to this chapter and make it do a better job of distilling and communicating the conclusions. So I view the current draft as provisional.
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