The East Asian miracle was real. Prior to the 1997 economic and currency crises, Asian NICs Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan achieved remarkable annual GDP growth. In these countries the overall economic performance was significantly determined by the industrial development triggered by...

This paper highlights the contribution of foreign forces to the development of Francophone Africa. The major forces are in two blocs, mainly the Western countries and Asian emerging countries. Each bloc on its part is contributing to the development of Francophone African countries in various...

The volume explores how the southern engines, China, India, Brazil, and South Africa are reshaping the world economy. It looks at their development experiences, and examines how these could provide useful lessons to the developing world