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Including in-depth contributions by eminent economists and social scientists, Asian Transformations examines the phenomenal changes transforming economies in this continent and shifting the balance of economic power in the world, while reflecting on the future prospects in Asia over the next twenty-five years.
List of contents
- Part I: Setting the stage
- 1: Deepak Nayyar: Rethinking Asian Drama: fifty years later
- 2: Ravi Kanbur: Gunnar Myrdal and Asian Drama in context: then
- 3: Frances Stewart: Gunnar Myrdal's methodology and approach revisited: now
- 4: Ron Findlay: Asia and the world economy in historical perspective
- Part II: Cross-country thematic studies
- 5: Peter Evans and Patrick Heller: The state and development
- 6: Richard Kozul-Wright and Daniel Poon: Economic openness and development
- 7: Rob Vos: Agriculture, the rural sector, and development
- 8: Ha-Joon Chang and Kiryl Zach: Industrialization and development
- 9: Amit Bhaduri: Macroeconomic perspective on development
- 10: Guanghua Wan and Chen Wang: Poverty and inequality
- 11: Sudipto Mundle: Education and health
- 12: Rolph van der Hoeven: Unemployment, employment, and development
- 13: Mushtaq H. Khan: Institutions and development
- 14: Prasenjit Duara: Nationalism and development
- Part III: Country studies
- 15: Justin Lin Yifu: China
- 16: Kaushik Basu: India
- 17: C. Peter Timmer: Indonesia
- 18: Finn Tarp: Vietnam
- 19: Robert H. Wade: East Asia
- 20: Manuel F. Montes: Southeast Asia
- 21: S.R. Osmani: South Asia
About the author
Deepak Nayyar is Emeritus Professor of Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and an Honorary Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. He was Distinguished University Professor of Economics at the New School for Social Research, New York, and has previously taught at the University of Oxford, the University of Sussex, and the Indian Institute of Management. He served as Vice Chancellor of the University of Delhi, and as Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India. He has published widely in academic journals. His books include
Catch Up: Developing Countries in the World Economy (OUP, 2016).
Summary
Including in-depth contributions by eminent economists and social scientists, Asian Transformations examines the phenomenal changes transforming economies in this continent and shifting the balance of economic power in the world, while reflecting on the future prospects in Asia over the next twenty-five years.
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One can but only admire Nayyar's thoughtfulness in capturing all the relevant themes and finding authors who can bring an authoritative perspective on each subject.
