This book examines the economic and political rise of China from the perspective of Japan's economic development. Beginning with Japan’s rise to statehood in the Kamakura Period (1185 to 1333) and detailing the evolution of its economy through to 2018, parallels are drawn with the economic...

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...

The Chinese economic reforms which started in 1978 were not just one set of reforms, but a cumulative and overlapping set of reforms over a 30-year period which effectively embedded knowledge creation in the Coastal regions of China. This resulted from the interaction of four processes,...

1. Before the Indus Valley Civilisation – 5000BC to 2999BC -- 2. The Indus Valley Civilisation – 3000BC to 1600BC -- 3. The Rig Vedas – 1599BC to 1000BC -- 4. The Mahajanapadas and the Upanishads – 600BC to 345BC -- 5. The Nanda Empire – 400BC to 322BC -- 6. Alexander the Great,...

1. Introduction -- 2. The Rise of Homo Sapiens -- 3. Theories of Cognitive Development -- 4. Climate Change -- 5. Migration -- 6. Artificial Intelligence -- 7. Quantum Computing and Nuclear Fusion -- 8. Biotechnology -- 9. Crytocurrunices -- 10. Conclusion.

1. Introduction -- 2. Quantum Computing and Nuclear Fusion -- 3. Biotechnology -- 4. Cryptocurrencies -- 5. Space Exploration and Space Travel -- 6. Renewable Energy Technologies -- 7. War and Conflict -- 8. Conclusion.

1. Introduction -- 2. The Dimensions of Human Development -- 3. The Economics of Psychology -- 4. The Theories of Cognitive Development -- 5. Cognitive Development and Childhood Learning -- 6. Personality Psychology -- 7. Psychology and Youth Development -- 8. Conclusion.

1. The Gupta Empire – 400AD to 600AD -- 2. Chalukya and Kamataa: King Pulakeshin – 543AD to 753AD -- 3. The Pallava Dynasty -275AD to 897AD -- 4. The Chola Dynasty – 846AD to 1215AD -- 5. The Delhi Sultanate – 1226AD to 1526AD -- 6. The Mughal Dynasty – 1526AD to 1857AD -- 7. The...

This book describes and evaluates how institutional innovation and technological innovation have impacted on humanity from pre-historical times to modern times, and how societies have been transformed in history. The author interrogates the relationship between innovation and civilisation --...