Why did it take China more than a century after its defeat in the first Opium War to begin systematically acquiring the fruits of modern technology? To what extent did the rapid economic developments after 1949 depend on features unique to China and to Chinese history as well as on the socialist...

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Staple Theory of Export-led Growth -- 3. Barriers to Export-led Growth -- 4. Export-led Growth in Peru -- 5. The Fishmeal Industry in Peru -- 6. The Production Function for Fishmeal -- 7. Backward Linkages -- 8....