Books by Peter De Haan

How can the successful development of some former Third World countries be explained, while other developing countries have remained stagnant or worse, have deteriorated into failed states?

This book is a collection of articles published in Zambia's leading newspaper The Post. They deal with a wide range of topics related to economic growth and development. Peter de Haan is a development economist who has worked for the United Nations, OXFAM and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia. Currently he is First Secretary at the Netherland Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia.