“This is a valuable and fascinating book – valuable because of the findings it presents, fascinating because of the way it presents them. The subject of Becoming Modern is the modernization process in six developing nations (Argentina, Chile, India, Israel, Nigeria, and Bangladesh). The method is to survey about a thousand men, aged 20-30, in each of these lands. The goal is to...(展开全部)

“This is a valuable and fascinating book – valuable because of the findings it presents, fascinating because of the way it presents them. The subject of Becoming Modern is the modernization process in six developing nations (Argentina, Chile, India, Israel, Nigeria, and Bangladesh). The method is to survey about a thousand men, aged 20-30, in each of these lands. The goal is to...(展开全部)

梅里利·S.格林德尔，哈佛国际发展研究所的副研究员，她还在霍金斯出版社出版了《国家与乡村》 约翰·W.托马斯，哈佛国际发展研究所的副研究员。 两位作者在发展问题上有广泛的造诣，他们都是肯尼迪政府学院公共政策领域的讲师。 黄新华，厦门大学经济学系博士生，厦门大学公共事务学院教授。 陈天慈，厦门大学经济学系博士。

Considers the evolution of developing countries in the world economy in historical perspective Traces the contours of change for developing countries in the world economy from dominance through decline to fall and rise Analyzes catch up in terms of industrialization and development from a global macro perspective with a focus on underlying economic factors Highlights similariti...(展开全部)

Review "This book does a masterful job of clarifying the centrality of taxation as a means to build both states and societies. Its analytic contribution is significant. It also offers an excellent set of case studies that demonstrate how government can improve revenue raising while also promoting the general welfare of the polity. The neat combination of theory and cases ensure...(展开全部)

There is a widespread concern that, in some parts of the world, governments are unable to exercise effective authority. When governments fail, more sinister forces thrive: warlords, arms smugglers, narcotics enterprises, kidnap gangs, terrorist networks, armed militias. Why do governments fail? This book explores an old idea that has returned to prominence: that authority, effe...(展开全部)

There is a widespread concern that, in some parts of the world, governments are unable to exercise effective authority. When governments fail, more sinister forces thrive: warlords, arms smugglers, narcotics enterprises, kidnap gangs, terrorist networks, armed militias. Why do governments fail? This book explores an old idea that has returned to prominence: that authority, effe...(展开全部)

Review "This book does a masterful job of clarifying the centrality of taxation as a means to build both states and societies. Its analytic contribution is significant. It also offers an excellent set of case studies that demonstrate how government can improve revenue raising while also promoting the general welfare of the polity. The neat combination of theory and cases ensure...(展开全部)

Vincent Granville博士是一名富有远见的数据科学家，有 15 年大数据、预测建模、数字分析和业务分析的经验。Vincent 在评分技术、欺诈检测和网络流量优化及增长等领域，是举世公认的权威专家。在过去的 10 年中，他曾与 Visa 一起研究实时信用卡欺诈检测，与CNET一起研究广告组合优化，与Microsoft（微软公司）一起研究“改变点检测”，与Wells Fargo（富国银行）一起研究在线用户体验，与InfoSpace一起研究搜索智能，与eBay一起研究自动竞价，与各大搜索引擎、广告网络和大型广告客户一起研究点击欺诈检测。Vincent 也管理着LinkedIn上最大的“大数据及分析数据科学家”小组，该小组拥有超过100 000名成员。 最近，Vincent推出了数据科学中心（Data Science Center）这个大数据、业...(展开全部)

李培林，中国社会科学院社会学研究所所长，兼任中国社会学会常务副会长，博士生导师，国家有突出贡献中青年专家，获得“回国留学人员成就奖”，国家“十一五”规划专家委员会委员。