Is democracy still the best political regime for countries to adapt to economic and technological pressures and increase their level of prosperity? While the West seems to have stagnated in an environment of political mistrust, increasing inequality and low growth, the rise of the East has shown...

1. Introduction -- 2. The Kamakura Period (1185AD-1333AD) -- 3. The Muromachi Period (1333AD-1568AD) & Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1568AD-1600AD) -- 4. The Tokugawa Period (1600AD-1868AD) -- 5. The Meiji Period (1868AD-1912AD) -- 6. The Taisho Period (1912AD-1926AD) -- 7. The Showa Period...

Deutschlands Erfolgsrezept - Soziale Marktwirtschaft -- Chinas Weg von alter zu neuer Stärke - ein Abriss einer einzigartigen Transformation -- Deutschland versus China – verbindet die beiden Nationen mehr als sie trennt? -- Deutschland und China – Kulturen und wirtschaftlicher Erfolg --...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part I: Macro-Meso Level of Analysis -- Chapter 2. An Overview of Industrial Catch-up Strategies -- Chapter 3. Driving Inclusive Growth in Post Industrial Catch-up Era of Korean Economy -- Chapter 4. Achieving Virtuous Cycle Development in Post Industrial Catch-up Era...

1. Introduction -- 2.Methodology and stylised facts -- 3. Labour input and labour income -- 4. Capital stock and capacity utilisation -- 5. Growth and development accounting -- 6. The neoclassical growth model -- 7. Markets and distortions -- 8. Growth and the financial environment -- 9. Credit...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Imperial Ties and Free Trade -- Chapter 3. Protests and Power Turbines – Korea, 1980 -- Chapter 4. Whisky, Drugs and Bonds – Korea, 1987 – 1997 -- Chapter 5. Gratuitously Disagreeable – Taiwan, 1980 – 1990 -- Chapter 6. Planes, Trains and Visas –...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Ireland -- Chapter 3: UK -- Chapter 4: Australia -- Chapter 5: New Zealand -- Chapter 6: USA -- Chapter 7: Canada -- Chapter 8: Implications for Workers in New Sectors of Economic Activity -- Chapter 9: Implications for Society - Between the Profit...