Japan's mid 19th century transition from 200 years of self-imposed autarky to open trade is the main success story of East Asian integration into the world economy during the first wave of globalization (1850-1914). This article reviews the economic, institutional and normative changes within...

1. Introduction : institutional analysis and China's transformation : issues and concepts / Xiaoming Huang -- 2. China and international institutions / Harry Harding -- 3. Institution formation, imitation, and borrowing : Zhongguancun as a case study on mechanisms of institutional change / Hong...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Roadmap to World Development Report 2003 -- 1 Achievements and Challenges -- 2 Managing a Broader Portfolio of Assets -- 3 Institutions for Sustainable Development -- 4 Improving Livelihoods on Fragile Lands -- 5 Transforming Institutions on Agricultural Land --...