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Zusatztext readers interested in history! economics and politics of global growth process! this book is going to be a must-read. Informationen zum Autor Deepak Nayyar is Professor of Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and Distinguished University Professor of Economics at the New School for Social Research, New York. He has taught at the University of Oxford, the University of Sussex, and the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. He was Vice Chancellor of the University of Delhi. He also served as Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India and Secretary in the Ministry of Finance. He was educated at St. Stephen's College and the Delhi School of Economics. He is an Honorary Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. Professor Nayyar served as Chairman of the Board of WIDER, Helsinki, and on the Board of Directors of the Social Science Research Council in the United States. He is Vice Chairman of the South Centre, Geneva. His research interests are primarily in the areas of international economics, macroeconomics and development economics. Klappentext This book is about the evolution of developing countries in the world economy situated in its wider historical context, spanning centuries, but with a focus on the period since the mid-twentieth century. It traces the rise and 'catch up' of the developing world and the shift in the balance of power in the world economy. Zusammenfassung This book is about the evolution of developing countries in the world economy situated in its wider historical context, spanning centuries, but with a focus on the period since the mid-twentieth century. It traces the rise and 'catch up' of the developing world and the shift in the balance of power in the world economy. Inhaltsverzeichnis PROLOGUE 1: An Untold Story PART ONE: FALLING BEHIND 2: The Great Divergence and The Great Specialization 3: Underlying Questions and Answers PART TWO: CATCHING UP 4: End of Divergence: Beginnings of Convergence? 5: Engagement with the World Economy 6: Catch Up in Industrialization 7: Unequal Partners and Uneven Development 8: Emerging Divergences: Inequality, Exclusion, and Poverty EPILOGUE 9: The Future in the Past Appendix: Statistical Sources and Notes ...
