On the face of it it looks as if there should be no great difference between less developed countries (LDCs) and the advanced national economies as far as planning is concerned. And yet in reality such differences do exist, even if they do not necessarily stem from the inequalities in the...

China’s greatly changing media environment poses challenges to government and rulemaking. Commercial and technological evolutions are buffeting the Chinese model of media control, based on strict administrative control, broad discretion and opaque norms. It is often recognized that this mode...

The evolution from industrial to technological economies has made creativity a complement, not a substitute, for productivity. Thus, creative activity is not only intrinsically valuable as a form of self-expression, but also instrumentally valuable as a tool for enhancing our standard of living....