'Has TRIPS contributed to the catch-up of developing countries or has it only strengthened the power of big multinationals? This book tries to answer this important question by studying what in fact happened in four countries - Brazil, China, India and Thailand. The book succeeds in giving a...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- PART I -- CHAPTER 1. The Agenda for Growth Theory: A Different Point of View -- CHAPTER 2. The Asian Miracle and Modern Growth Theory -- PART II -- CHAPTER 3. Recent Evolutionary Theorizing about Economic Change -- CHAPTER 4. On the Nature and Evolution...