"Decades of rapid economic growth in East Asia mask diverse national paths. Analyzing ten countries over forty years, the book identifies three major regime types and their discrete economic paradigms, some vastly successful, others mired in failure. In closing, the book shows how shifting...

Der Sammelband untersucht in 18 Beiträgen die wirtschaftlichen und soziale Krisen in den zentralafrikanischen Ländern, die wirtschaftlichen Reformprojekte und deren Aussichten sowie individuelle Strategien, mit den Krisen umzugehen. Vor dem Hintergrund der Erfahrungen der Vergangenheit und der...

American Indians are the poorest group of people in the United States. The 300 Indian reservations located in the lower 48 states suffer from very high rates of poverty, unemployment, and substandard housing. This Article examines why this is so. The economic history of American Indians...