Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- I Why the West? -- 1 Genesis -- 2 The Birth of the Modern World -- 3 Malthus' Law -- 4 Unbound Prometheus -- 5 Perpetual Growth -- II Prosperity and Depression -- 6 The Economic Consequences of the War -- 7 The Great Crisis and Its Lessons -- 8 The Golden Age...

FrontMatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- I: OVERVIEW -- GROWING CLUSTERS FOR AMERICAN PROSPERITY: OVERVIEW -- II: SUMMARY OF PRESENTATIONS -- WELCOME--Charles Wessner -- OPENING REMARKS--Susan Crawford -- KEYNOTE ADDRESS--Michael Crow -- PANEL I: WHY CLUSTERS MATTER: INNOVATION CLUSTERS AND...

Beyond the Resource Curse focuses on the paradoxical relationship between natural wealth and economic security and examines the particular pitfalls and consistent problems facing oil and gas exporting states and contributes to a better comprehension of the perils of oil and gas export.

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Ch 1. A Brief History of Economic Dominance -- Systemic Manifestations of US Economic Dominance -- Defining Dominance and Power -- Ch 2. Quantification and Validation of Economic Dominance -- Identifying the Potential Attributes...

Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Series Foreword -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Entrepreneurship in Europe and the United States -- 3 Europe's Venture Capital Institutions Are Good Enough -- 4 Promoting Entrepreneurship -- 5 Innovations to Foster Risk-Taking and Entrepreneurship -- 6 Europe:...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Miracles, Myths, and Explanations in Economic History -- 1. Space and Politics -- 2. Population, Resources, and Economic Growth -- 3. Formal and Informal Mechanisms for Market Development -- 4. Warfare, Location of Manufacturing, and Economic Growth...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- PART I TRACKING SUCCESSFUL GROWTH EXPERIENCES -- Chapter 1 Tanzania: Growth Acceleration and Increased Public Spending with Macroeconomic Stability -- Chapter 2 Building on Growth in Uganda -- Chapter 3 Rapid Growth...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. From Population to Human Governance -- 2. Creating Global Persons and a Global Society -- 3. Strengthening China's Party- State and Place in the World -- Notes -- Index.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Beyond the Shadow of Tiananmen: The Role of Foreign Business in China's Uncertain Path to Democracy and Human Rights -- 2. The Clipboard, the Megaphone, and Socialist Characteristics: Pragmatic and Ideological Approaches to Solving China's...

Cover -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES, FIGURES, BOXES, AND APPENDIXES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- PART 1 Executive Summary -- PART 2 Introduction -- PART 3 Poverty Profile -- PART 4 Causes of Poverty -- PART 5 Impacts of Poverty on Economic Growth and Development -- PART 6 Institutions...