BACKGROUND Traditionally, research into contemporary economic development has taken
a primarily ahistorical approach. The study of the past was relegated to the separate field of …

State capacity has become one of the most discussed concepts in development economics
and political economy. In this survey we argue that the study of economic history provides …

Reparations for slavery have become a reinvigorated topic for public debate over the last
decade. Most theorizing about reparations treats it as a social justice project-either rooted in …

In this provocative, consequential book, Couldry and Mejias theorize the dynamics of
change in contemporary capitalism as grounded in a new form of data colonialism. They …

This paper focuses on the impact of trade in environmentally sound technologies (green
trade) on the environment. Using a panel of 277 Chinese cities from 2004 to 2013 and the …

From the Industrial Revolution to the age of artificial intelligence, The Technology Trap takes
a sweeping look at the history of technological progress and how it has radically shifted the …

本文首先估算了1997--2008 年中国30 个省区的CO2 排放量, 并利用面板数据全面客观地考察
贸易开放与CO2 排放之间的关系. 本文基于不同的模型设定——静态和动态面板模型 …

To alleviate the ecological and environmental problems caused by rapid urban
development, China has formulated and implemented the new-type urbanization strategy …

During the late eighteenth century, innovations in Europe triggered the Industrial Revolution
and the sustained economic progress that spread across the globe. While much has been …

A scientist integrates evolutionary biology, genetics, psychology, economics, and more to
explore the development and workings of human societies.“There is no good reason why …