Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Contents v
3. List of tables and figures vii
4. List of contributors ix
5. Preface and acknowledgements xi
6. 1 How and why history matters for development policy 1
7. 2 Indigenous and colonial origins of comparative economic development 37
8. Commentary 63
9. Social protection
10. 3 Social security as a developmental institution? 73
11. 4 Historical lessons about contemporary social welfare 101
12. Commentary 115
13. Public health
14. 5 Health in India since independence 123
15. 6 Health care policy for American Indians since the early 20th century 144
16. Commentary 167
17. Public education
18. 7 The end of literacy 175
19. 8 The tools of transition 191
20. Commentary 211
21. Natural resource management
22. 9 Energy and natural resource dependency in Europe, 1600–1900 219
23. 10 Special rights in property 241
24. Commentary 259
25. Index 267