The newly-published growth report

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The final version of the growth report, published by the Commission on Growth and Development is out and can be downloaded here. I don't have time to read it in full yet, but here is a snippet from this summary on Asia:

Nine of the 13 countries that have been successful in achieving sustained high growth are from Asia: China, Hong Kong (China), Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan (China) and Thailand.

These nine high-growth countries all share common characteristics: engagement with the global economy, macroeconomic stability, high rates of saving and investment, the market allocation of resources, and credible and capable governments.

And here is an interview of Michael Spence, Nobel Laureate and chairman of the commission, on the report.

More on this once I read the report once I pass my core exams.

UPDATE 1: William Easterly doesn't like the report.
UPDATE 2 (6/3/08): Martin Wolf takes on Easterly. (HT: Dani Rodrik).
UPDATE 3 (6/16/08): Dani Rodrik joins the fray.