"This book analyzes the development of the Israeli economy in its historical context. It shows how the ideology of the dominant group in the Zionist movement led to the development of agriculture , thus meeting the preconditions for successful industrialization . Remarkable, if uneven, growth...

Recounts Brazil's evolution from remote Portuguese colony, through economic crises that led to more prudent monetary policies, and to its new status as a regional leader, a respected ambassador for the developing world, and an increasingly important partner for the United States and European...

Pakistan -- Social and cultural transformations in a Muslim nation / Mohammad A. Qadeer -- Labor, democratization and development in India and Pakistan / Christopher Candland -- China-India relations -- Contemporary dynamics / Amardeep Athwal -- Madrasas in South Asia -- Teaching terror? / Jamal...