Studies in Development Strategy and Systemic Transformation contains eleven essays by Keith Griffin on many of the contemporary leading issues in economic development. Topics covered include the role of culture in long-term economic growth, globalization and economic governance, human...

1. China and the World Trade Organization : the challenge for China's large-scale industry / Peter Nolan -- 2. Technical change and firm-level catch-up in developing countries : the case of telecommunications / Peter Nolan And Jin Zhang -- 3. Globalization and industrial concentration : the...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- Introduction -- 1 Philosophical Foundations -- The West -- China -- Conclusion -- 2 The West since the Asian Financial Crisis --...

Honoring Keith Griffin's more than 40 years of fundamental contributions to the discipline of economics, the papers in this volume reflect his deep commitment to advancing the well-being of the world's poor majority and his unflinching willingness to question conventional wisdom as to how this...