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

This book collected together and - in many cases - translated into English for the first time the main articles of Marian Ma?owist, one of the most fertile Polish historian of the 20th century, on the central issue of our times: the wide and widening gulf between the core and the periphery, the...

The economy of India is growing at a rate of 8 percent per year, and its exports of goods and services have more than doubled in the past three years. Considering these trends, economists, scholars, and political leaders across the globe are beginning to wonder whether India's growth can be...

The five Regional Economic Outlooks published biannually by the IMF cover Asia and Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Western Hemisphere. In each volume, recent economic developments and prospects for the region are discussed as a whole, as well as for...

Building on a description and assessment of the contributions of different economic traditions (neoclassical, structural, institutional and evolutionary) to the analysis of policies in support of structural transformation and the generation of productive jobs, this book argues that industrial...

<i>Coordination in Transition</i> analyzes the evolution of the institutional structure of the Dutch political economy since 1950, focusing on the constant adaptation of deliberative institutions to structural economic change

Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Background -- 2 On the Role(s) of Energy in the Economy -- 3 A Brief History of Bubbles and Busts through 1933 -- 4 Post-World War II -- 5 After the End of Glass-Steagall -- 6 The Role of Misbehavior -- 7 Where Do We Stand Today? -- 8 A Policy Agenda...

The Cold War was fought between “state socialism” and “the free market.” That fluctuating relationship between public power and private money continues today, unfolding in new and unforeseen ways during the economic crisis. Nine case studies -- from Southern Africa, South Asia, Brazil,...