If development economists had been more inclined to study history, they would have known that this was not a new problem. (religion-online.org)
The comment string includes substantial input from Lant Pritchett, a Harvard development economist who's been embraced by anti-contraception groups for challenging the extent and significance of the family planning gap. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
All of the interventionist solutions didn't work, and countries that ignored the advice of development economists tended to do better. (alephblog.com)