The article provides a broad-based overview on competing development strategies and the economic performance of … developing countries, mainly since the year 2000. Four traditional mainstream development strategies are discussed (Washington … outward development with export-led growth, industrialisation or growth with predominant primary goods exports, foreign …

institutional theory of development based on a dichotomy of extractive vs. inclusive political institutions cannot explain China …

decades there has been a resurgence of political and historically-embedded explanations of economic development, which have … interactions, as drivers of long-term economic development. We then move beyond these paradigms to argue that explanations focused … on state capacity and state-led development have been largely overlooked by many historical political economists. A …

overall diversification. Another tool widely used by development practitioners—the Public Expenditure and Financial … inequality is especially pronounced among Africa’s eastern and western coastal countries, where more diversified islands and …

In this paper, we assess the role of investment in research and development (R&D) and economic policy uncertainty (EPU …