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In surveying the vast range of writing on the East Asian NIEs and their development paths, this book evaluates the competing roles of neo-classical approaches and central government intervention in guiding economic development

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Addressing the question of why the Industrial Revolution occurred first in England, Rick Szostak demonstrates the crucial role played by the development of a nation-wide network of land and water transport. He rejects revisionist arguments that downplay the significance of transportation to the...

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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of boxes -- List of acronyms -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I Industrialization and growth -- 1 Growth, structural transformation, and industrialization -- 2...

Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 International Conference on Mechanics, Mechatronics and Materials Research (ICM3R 2014), October 4-6, 2014, Nanjing, China. The 52 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Research and Designing in Mechanical Engineering; Chapter 2:...