Catch up : developing countries in the world economy /
Deepak Nayyar.
- First edition.
- xvii, 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-211) and index.
Prologue -- An untold story -- Part 1: Falling behind -- The great divergence and the great specialization -- Underlying questions and answers -- Part 2: Catching up -- End of divergence : beginnings of convergence? -- Engagement with the world economy -- Catch up in industrialization -- Unequal partners and uneven development -- Emerging divergences : inequality, exclusion, and poverty -- Epilogue -- The future in the past.
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.
9780199652983 0199652988
2013942023
GBB370940 bnb
016471925 Uk
Economic development--History.--Developing countries