Two theories predominate in discussions of why China and Vietnam have, over the past
three decades, achieved such rapid economic growth. The first argues that their startling …

China's remarkable economic success rests on a foundation of political reform providing a
considerable degree of credible commitment to markets. This reform reflects a special type …

Many scholars attribute China's market reforms and the remarkable economic performance
they have fostered in part to the country's political and fiscal decentralization. Political …

Why have some states in the developing world been more successful at facilitating
industrialization than others? Challenging theories that privilege industrial policy and …

This essay reviews two sets of books that explore the origins and dynamics of Southeast
Asia's growth and economic transformation. One set of books utilizes a structuralist …

A new bureaucratic model is taking shape at the local level in China. This new
bureaucraticmodel is an important explanatory factor behind local government behaviour in …

The paper examines the notion of a 'developmental state'and shows that China possesses
the relevant characteristics. It explains the political economy which generated such a state in …

My purpose is to compare and assess the political prospects of the Chinese and Vietnamese
states. I will argue that economic reform has profoundly changed both societies such that …

This essay reviews two books that seek to account for China's success in making economic
reforms and sustaining rapid growth. One perspective explains China's reformist approach …

A thoroughly revised and updated edition of the highly regarded 1993 book" Driven by
Growth", this work presents the political-economic evolution of the Asia-Pacific countries …