This book advances a new theory of why nationalism emerged in the modern world. In particular it explains why nationalism and economic development are closely linked, and why warfare plays a crucial role in the spread of the nation-state system. It is based on qualitative and quantitative...

"China's rise as an economic power has posed some challenging questions: how did China achieve GDP growth that was even faster than the Asian Tigers? Is the "Chinese model" superior? Why hasn't the rapid economic growth lead to democracy in the country as many observers expected? And can China...

1. Continuity and change in British economic policymaking -- 2. Crisis, ideas, and path dependence : theoretical framework and postwar Britain's changing political economy -- 3. Clement Attlee's postwar "settlement" (1945-1970) : depression, war, Keynes, Beveridge, and a new consensus -- 4....

During the period from 1945 to 2005, Britain underwent two deep-seated institutional transformations when political elites successfully challenged the prevailing wisdom on how to govern the economy. Attlee and Thatcher were able to effectively implement most of their political platforms. During...