Beschreibung:
In a refreshingly accessible style John Weiss presents a survey of industrialization in developing countries since 1945, as well as a study of the predominant theories of industrial growth in the Third World. This authoritative text analyzes:* the possibility of different paths to industrialization* the dominant neoclassical view and the challenges
Chapter 1. Industrialisation since 1960: an overview. Chapter 2. Are there different paths to industrialisation? Chapter 3. Neoclassical orthodoxy dominant. Chapter 4. What remains of the challenges to orthodoxy? Chapter 5. Small-scale industry: is it really beautiful? Chapter 6. Technology: can we open the black box? Chapter 7. Globalisation and industrialisation. Chapter 8. Creating competitive advantage.