| Description |
vi, 197 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [177]-186) and index. |
| Contents |
Heaven can't wait -- Where the sun never sets, and wages never rise -- Trading earth for heaven -- Angel dust -- Gift of the Gods -- The light of the moon -- Dien Bien Phu: knowledge is eternal -- To hell in a straw basket -- America's fatwas -- The devil take the hindmost -- Great balls of fire. |
| Summary |
In Escape from Empire, Alice Amsden argues that the more freedom a developing country has to determine its own policies, the faster its economy will grow. America's recent inflexibility - as it has single-mindedly imposed the same rules, laws, and institutions on all developing economies under its influence - has been the backdrop to the rise of two new giants, China and India, who have built economic power in their own way. |
| Subject |
Developing countries -- Foreign economic relations -- United States.
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United States -- Foreign economic relations -- Developing countries.
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Developing countries -- Economic conditions.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Amsden, Alice H. (Alice Hoffenberg) Escape from empire. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2007 (OCoLC)654705047 |
| ISBN |
9780262012348 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0262012340 hardback |
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