As strategies for achieving sustainable growth in developing countries are re-examined in
light of the financial crisis, it is critical to take into account structural change and its corollary …

This revised edition builds upon and updates its twin themes of Turkey's continuing
incorporation into the capitalist world and the modernization of state and society. It begins …

China was the largest and one of the most advanced economies in the world before the
eighteenth century, yet declined precipitately thereafter and degenerated into one of the …

This paper introduces a new measure of structural change labeled the effective structural
change (ESC) index, and applies it to study the effects of structural change on economic …

The terms of debate on the role of institutions in economic development are changing.
Stable market institutions, in particular, secure private property rights and democratically …

The miracle growth of the Chinese economy has decreased from a compound annual
growth rate of 10% to less than 7% in 2015. The two engines of growth-export on a scale …

Anyone who visits the township of Diepsloot, northeast of Johannesburg, South Africa, is
immediately struck by startling images of poverty and dignity, and by conflicting emotions …

China's economic development has been miraculous since the transition from a planned
economy to a market economy in 1979. This article provides answers to six related …

This study aimed to enhance how trade openness is measured by including facets of
nations' global trade integration to generate four distinct measures: exports plus imports to …

This book offers a fresh appraisal of the nature and significance of the democratic Left in the
Global South. The moral and intellectual leadership of the Left is shifting south from its …