03294nam 22007094a 450 991081847460332120200520144314.00-262-26149-91-282-09899-30-262-26711-X97866120989941-4294-7707-5(CKB)1000000000472970(OCoLC)648325750(CaPaEBR)ebrary10190472(SSID)ssj0000149072(PQKBManifestationID)11136658(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000149072(PQKBWorkID)10235981(PQKB)11142244(SSID)ssj0000518002(PQKBManifestationID)12199418(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000518002(PQKBWorkID)10492463(PQKB)11625503(MiAaPQ)EBC3338727(OCoLC)151107590(OCoLC)320325696(OCoLC)648325750(OCoLC)654705047(OCoLC)815776607(OCoLC)939263706(OCoLC)961538934(OCoLC)962663458(OCoLC)966234561(OCoLC)988508747(OCoLC)991913303(OCoLC)992069117(OCoLC)1037926171(OCoLC)1038695755(OCoLC)1055372061(OCoLC)1058852092(OCoLC)1063811687(OCoLC)1081331748(OCoLC-P)151107590(MaCbMITP)2802(Au-PeEL)EBL3338727(CaPaEBR)ebr10190472(CaONFJC)MIL209899(OCoLC)939263706(EXLCZ)99100000000047297020061006d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrEscape from empire the developing world's journey through heaven and hell /Alice H. Amsden1st ed.Cambridge, Mass. MIT Pressc20071 online resource (208 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-262-51315-3 0-262-01234-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-186) and index.Intro -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Heaven Can't Wait -- 2 Where the Sun Never Sets, and Wages Never Rise -- 3 Trading Earth for Heaven -- 4 Angel Dust -- 5 Gift of the Gods -- 6 The Light of the Moon -- 7 Dien Bien Phu: Knowledge Is Eternal -- 8 To Hell in a Straw Basket -- 9 America's Fatwas -- 10 The Devil Take the Hindmost -- 11 Great Balls of Fire -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.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.Developing countriesForeign economic relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesForeign economic relationsDeveloping countriesDeveloping countriesEconomic conditions337.730172/4Amsden Alice H(Alice Hoffenberg)119038MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818474603321Escape from empire4018134UNINA