"There is no question more important for the global economy than China and no closer student of Chinese economic policy than Nick Lardy. It follows that this book should be read by anyone concerned with the future of the global economy." —Lawrence H. Summers, former Director of the White House National Economic Council and Charles W. Eliot University Professor at Harvard Unive...(展开全部)

"There is no question more important for the global economy than China and no closer student of Chinese economic policy than Nick Lardy. It follows that this book should be read by anyone concerned with the future of the global economy." —Lawrence H. Summers, former Director of the White House National Economic Council and Charles W. Eliot University Professor at Harvard Unive...(展开全部)

An engaging look at the drivers of China's impressive development and rise as a potential economic superpower Explains China's unique position as both a transition and a developing economy Highlights the importance of entrepreneurship and the development of the private sector and shows that the structure of the economy is as important as the standard growth factors Examines Chi...(展开全部)

This graduate level text on economic growth surveys neoclassical and more recent growth theories, stressing their empirical implications and the relation of theory to data and evidence. The authors have undertaken a major revision for the long-awaited second edition of this widely used text, the first modern textbook devoted to growth theory. The book has been expanded in many ...(展开全部)

This graduate level text on economic growth surveys neoclassical and more recent growth theories, stressing their empirical implications and the relation of theory to data and evidence. The authors have undertaken a major revision for the long-awaited second edition of this widely used text, the first modern textbook devoted to growth theory. The book has been expanded in many ...(展开全部)

Far more than an intellectual puzzle for pundits, economists, and policymakers, economic growth--its makings and workings--is a subject that affects the well-being of billions of people around the globe. In The Mystery of Economic Growth, Elhanan Helpman discusses the vast research that has revolutionized understanding of this subject in recent years, and summarizes and ...(展开全部)

First black Nobel laureate other than Peace.

Lewis published The Theory of Economic Growth in 1955 in which he sought to “provide an appropriate framework for studying economic development,” driven by a combination of “curiosity and of practical need.”

Far more than an intellectual puzzle for pundits, economists, and policymakers, economic growth--its makings and workings--is a subject that affects the well-being of billions of people around the globe. In The Mystery of Economic Growth, Elhanan Helpman discusses the vast research that has revolutionized understanding of this subject in recent years, and summarizes and ...(展开全部)