This book explores different phases of economic development, comparing the experiences of a variety of developing economies and exploring the institutions and political organisations that drive economic policy. Drawing on the contributions of outstanding scholars, this interdisciplinary volume draws on contributions from political science, sociology, economics and psychology, and provides a valuable resource for policymakers in developing nations as well as academics with an interest in the modernisation of non-western societies. INDICE: PART I: PRESIDENTIAL LECTURE .The Five Phases of Economic Development and Institutional Evolution in China, Japan and Korea; M.Aoki .PART II: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS .Social Organizations, Risk Sharing Institutions and Economic Development; A.Greif., .M.Iyugun. & .D.Sasson.Before and Beyond Divergence:A New Look at the Economic History of China and Europe; J.Rosenthal. & .R.Wong.Why Development Patterns Differ; The Czech and Serbian Cases Compared; J.Svejnar. & .M.Uvalic .PART III: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: FINANCE, TRADE AND MIGRATION .Sharing the Future: Financial Innovation and Innovators in Solving the Political Economic Challenges of Development; S.Jha.The Evolution of Domestic Trade Flows When Foreign Trade is Liberalized: Evidence from the Chinese Maritime Customs Services; W.Keller., .B.Li. & .C.Shuie.Physical, Social and Informational Barriers to Domestic Migration; P.Choudhury. & .T.Khanna.PART IV: ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT AND POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS .Political Consequence of the Middle East's Islamic Economic Legacy; T.Kuran.Separation of Powers and the Medieval Roots of Institutional Divergence between Europe and the Islamic Middle East; E.Chaney.Political Institution and Long Run Economic Trajectory: Some Lessons from Two Millenia of Chinese Civilization; D.Ma.PART V: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE .Understanding the Individualism-Collectivism Cleavage and its Effects: Lessons from Cultural Psychology; Y.Gorodnichenko. & .G.Roland.Developmental 'Paths' and 'Civilisations' in Africa and Asia: Reflections on Strategies for Integrating Cultural and Material Explanations of Differential Long-Term Economic Performance; G.Austin.Making Sense of Institutional Change in China: The Cultural Dimension of Economic Development and Modernization; C.H.Pillath.PART VI: CHALLENGES OF FOOD SECURITY UNDER GLOBALIZATION .Supply Responses to Food Price Changes in Asian Countries; K.Imai., .R.Gaiha., .G.Thapa. & .A.All.Structural Transformation, Small Farmers and Food Security in Asia; C.Timmer.Food Security, Commodity Price Volatility and the Poor; J.von Braun. & .G.Tadesse.
- ISBN: 978-1-1370-3403-8
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 352
- Fecha Publicación: 24/08/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido