perception of the Middle Kingdom and contributed to the evolution of Orientalism. It examines the evolution of the Jesuit mission …

-industrial economic conditions. We hypothesize that if these countries are arrayed on a continuum of pre-industrial development such as …

'Leadership' is not a common topic for research in international development. In recent years, however, prominent … studies like the 2008 Growth Commission Report noted the importance of leadership in development. This and other studies … focused on individual leaders - or heroes - when examining 'who leads development'. The current article asks if heroes really …

development policy. This paper focuses on a core topic in development policy: governance. It aims to address two key questions: (1 …In recent years, randomized controlled trials have become increasingly popular in the social sciences. In development …) 'what have the main contributions of randomized controlled trials been to the study of governance?' and (2) 'what could be …

corruption. The lack of a general theory linking corruption and development prevents us from disentangling China's paradox. This … explains the changing role of corruption in the process of China's recent development. …

process of development, shedding new light on the origin of the remarkable rise in life expectancy since the Agricultural …

This research suggests that a Darwinian evolution of entrepreneurial spirit played a significant role in the process of … economic development and the dynamics of inequality within and across societies. The study argues that entrepreneurial spirit … evolved non-monotonically in the course of human history. In early stages of development, risk-tolerant, growth promoting …