The debate over how far governments should intervene in economies in order to promote economic growth has taken on new vigour since the financial crisis of 2008. Many countries, many of them in Asia, have secured good economic growth after the crisis by adopting a developmental state model, with...

1. Economic liberalization and the performance of public sector enterprises in India / Sunil Mani -- 2. The Chinese state, state enterprises, and the global crisis / Kee-Cheok Cheong, Li Ran, and Zhang Miao -- 3. The creative role of the state and entrepreneurship : the case of Taiwan / Michelle...