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Sources of Chinese Economic Growth, 1978-1996 (2000)
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Bramall, C. (2000). Sources of Chinese Economic Growth, 1978-1996. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/0198296975.001.0001

Chinese economic growth in the transition era between the deaths of Mao Zedong in 1976 and Deng Xiaoping in 1997 has been exceptionally rapid by historical and international standards. However, and contrary to the conventional wisdom espoused by the... Read More about Sources of Chinese Economic Growth, 1978-1996.

Rents, Rent-Seeking and Economic Development: Theory and Evidence in Asia (2000)
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Khan, M. (2000). M. Khan, & K. S. Jomo (Eds.). Rents, Rent-Seeking and Economic Development: Theory and Evidence in Asia. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139085052

The concepts of rents and rent-seeking are central to any discussion of the processes of economic development. Yet conventional models of rent-seeking are unable to explain how it can drive decades of rapid growth in some countries, and at other time... Read More about Rents, Rent-Seeking and Economic Development: Theory and Evidence in Asia.

Political Economy and the New Capitalism: Essays in Honour of Sam Aaronovitch (2000)
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Toporowski, J. (Ed.). (2000). Political Economy and the New Capitalism: Essays in Honour of Sam Aaronovitch. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203055557

Political Economy and the New Capitalism examines the relevance of Sam Aaronovitch's pioneering empirical studies of British capitalism in the light of modern developments. A wide range of problems are reviewed from industrial concentration today to... Read More about Political Economy and the New Capitalism: Essays in Honour of Sam Aaronovitch.

The End of Finance: The Theory of Capital Market Inflation, Financial Derivatives, and Pension Fund Capitalism (2000)
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Toporowski, J. (2000). The End of Finance: The Theory of Capital Market Inflation, Financial Derivatives, and Pension Fund Capitalism. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203014097

This volume develops an original critique of the belief that the present era of finance, where finance markets dominate contemporary capitalist economies, represents the best possible way of organising economic affairs. In fact, it is argued, the ens... Read More about The End of Finance: The Theory of Capital Market Inflation, Financial Derivatives, and Pension Fund Capitalism.

The Political Economy of Diet, Health and Food Policy (1998)
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Fine, B. (1998). The Political Economy of Diet, Health and Food Policy. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203445297

The Political Economy of Diet and Health continues the exploration of food systems theory begun in the author's previous publications. It presents a critical exposition of food systems theory and analyses the existing approaches to food consumption.... Read More about The Political Economy of Diet, Health and Food Policy.

Financial Integration and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (1998)
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Nissanke, M. (1998). Financial Integration and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203984192

Financial Integration and Development examines the effects of financial liberalization on development, with particular focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. Looking at the relationship between formal and informal institutions, it focuses on structural feature... Read More about Financial Integration and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Indonesian Economic Development in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: A History of Missed Opportunities (1998)
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Booth, A. (1998). Indonesian Economic Development in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: A History of Missed Opportunities. Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780333994962

Indonesia is now the fourth largest country in the world, but many aspects of its economic history remain poorly understood. This book is the first comprehensive survey of Indonesian economic history in the 19th and 20th centuries, examining both the... Read More about Indonesian Economic Development in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: A History of Missed Opportunities.

Market and Institutional Regulation in Chinese Industrialisation, 1978-1994 (1997)
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Lo, D. (1997). Market and Institutional Regulation in Chinese Industrialisation, 1978-1994. Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230379459

There is now a vast and still rapidly expanding literature of scholarly studies on the Chinese experience of economic growth and systemic transformation over the past 16 years. By and large, most of the studies tend to conceptualize the experience as... Read More about Market and Institutional Regulation in Chinese Industrialisation, 1978-1994.

The Political Economy of South Africa: From Minerals-Energy Complex to Industrialisation (1997)
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Fine, B. (1997). The Political Economy of South Africa: From Minerals-Energy Complex to Industrialisation. Hurst and Co. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429496004

Democratization in South Africa has been accompanied by continuing and even deepening economic inequalities. Rather than proposing a blueprint for a more equable economic system, this book presents the results and implications of wide-ranging researc... Read More about The Political Economy of South Africa: From Minerals-Energy Complex to Industrialisation.

Class, State and Agricultural Productivity in Egypt (1997)
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Dyer, G. (1997). Class, State and Agricultural Productivity in Egypt. Frank Cass. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315036434

The inverse relationship between farm size and productivity is accepted as a "stylized fact" of agriculture in developing countries. This study uses Egyptian fieldwork data to examine factors creating this relationship, and the impact of economic and... Read More about Class, State and Agricultural Productivity in Egypt.

Lesotho (1996)
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Johnston, D. (1996). Lesotho. Clio Press

Aid and Power: The World Bank and Policy-Based Lending (1995)
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Mosley, P., Harrigan, J., & Toye, J. (1995). Aid and Power: The World Bank and Policy-Based Lending. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315004402

When the major aid organizations made flows of aid conditional on changes in policy, they prompted an extensive debate in development circles. Aid and Power has made one of the most significant and influential contributions to that debate. This editi... Read More about Aid and Power: The World Bank and Policy-Based Lending.