"This book explores the economic development trajectories of South Korea and Vietnam, focusing on the role of the state in economic success amidst similarities and differences in their experiences. These are among the matters that this book explores through a systematic comparative analysis of...

Historical context in brief -- Multinational corporations in the economic development of Black Africa : some problems that affect an equitable relationship -- Issues in North-South relations and the new world order -- MNC-Third World relations : a comparative study of policymakers' attitudes and...

International influence -- Explaining growth -- Comparative colonialism -- Statistical regularities -- Nested inference -- Destroying Mozambique -- Constructing Korea -- Brazilian variations -- Holistic empiricism.