William Easterly, in The Elusive Quest for Growth, made each of the following arguments except
A) growth-promoting strategies inspired by the Solow model have not succeeded in practice.
B) skilled workers in poor countries should earn more than skilled workers in rich countries.
C) lowering the cost of contraception in high-fertility countries slows birth rates and raises income per capita.
D) Debt forgiveness transfers aid resources from responsible to irresponsible governments.
E) Governments distort markets and create incentives that destroy growth.
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