If there is just one single development book on your bookshelf, it should be this one - which is saying a lot since Amartya Sen is a personal hero of mine.  I've already read this book twice, I'm sure I'll read it a few more times and reference it on countless occasions.  This is a *must* read.

It's a collection of twenty seven essays written by an all star cast of academics, the majority of whom are economists.  It covers a vast array of development issues written by the people doing research...
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