across geographical regions, with a difference in Sub-Saharan Africa, where international trade causes an increase in the …

This paper argues that the single most important factor that explains East Asia's development success was its fast … the "engine of growth." It is in the context of industrialization that openness played an important role in East Asia … exchange) and industrialization. Part 2 of the paper reviews the role of Asia's developmental states in consciously …

The purpose of the chapter is to analyze Africa's economic successes in the past half century, to understand not only …. While it may not be possible for Africa to alter, for now, its position in the world system, it may nonetheless create the …

manufacturing employment won't suffice to meet the need for new jobs, especially in Africa with its burgeoning population. There has …