Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Preface and acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. One hundred years of oil income and the Iranian economy: A curse or a blessing? -- 2. Institutional change, policy...

The central focus of this analysis is whether the economic growth of China can be attributed to an emulation of the development models of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Based on the developmental state theory, an East Asian developmental state model is set up as a benchmark. The thesis uses an...