The Rise of the Rest

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An important book in the discussion on the role of government in economic growth. It deserves careful reading by anyone who is interested in development economics. Development and Change Amsden has made a powerful historical and cross-national case for the developmental importance of "getting institutions right and building skills". She has shown the costs and benefits of diverse models of capitalism within specific global contexts. Exploring the politics of growth in the "rest" will help us to assess the applicability of the rest's experiences to other developing countries. This is especially important in light of the danger that local institutional innovations - of the sort so effectively highlighted by Amsden - are being discouraged by globalization pressures. American Political Science Review The Rise of The Rest is one of the rare works on economic development that not only stresses technological learning but traces this process from the shop floor to the business group and to national policy incentives. American Political Science Review