Revised papers and commentary from the symposium, "The Future of Development Economics," held in Dubrovnik in May 1999 and sponsored by the University of Zagreb and the World Bank. Includes appendixes and index. Meier, G. M., & Stiglitz, J. E. (Eds.). (2001). Frontiers of development economics: The future in perspective. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Introduction: ideas for development -- The old generation of development economics in the new -- On the goals of development -- Fallacies in development theory and their implications for policy -- Revisiting the challenge of development -- The evolution of thinking about poverty: exploring the interactions -- Development issues: settled and open -- Distributive conflicts, collective action, and institutional economics - Historical perspectives on development -- In quest of the political economy of development policymaking -- Modern economic theory and development