International trade has shaped the modern world, yet until now no single book has been available for both economists …. <i>Power and Plenty</i> fills this gap, providing the first full account of world trade and development over the course …-way interplay of trade and geopolitics, and how war and peace have been critical determinants of international trade over the very …

International trade has shaped the modern world, yet until now no single book has been available for both economists …. <i>Power and Plenty</i> fills this gap, providing the first full account of world trade and development over the course …-way interplay of trade and geopolitics, and how war and peace have been critical determinants of international trade over the very …

The purpose of this study to help shed light on the entrepreneurship, entrepreneurs and enterprise growth in Wenzhou … financed their expansion. Detailed information on the sources of technology into the firms, particularly whether it was Chinese …

they have played significant roles in the region’s slow and episodic economic growth. Results from cross …-country regressions covering 31 Sub-Saharan African countries suggest that growth in Africa is not simply a question of capital … African countries to assimilate and effectively use knowledge and technology. Contrary to the views held by many analysts, the …

, for the period 1979-2008. A model is constructed using multiple output/multiple input technology production frontier using …

to a large extent to the differences in their population growth rates, which are due mainly to inter-regional migrations. …

Union. We highlight the key aspects of ICT as a general purpose technology, discuss the economic impacts of ICT diffusion …

Global hyperconnectivity and increased system integration have led to vast benefits, including worldwide growth in … incomes, education, innovation, and technology. But rapid globalization has also created concerns because the repercussions of … greater protectionism, xenophobia, nationalism, and, inevitably, deglobalization, rising conflict, and slower growth. The …

assessing the long-term growth of societies. Using a groundbreaking numerical index of social development that compares …--energy capture per capita, organization, information technology, and war-making capacity--and he uses archaeological, historical, and …