ABSTRACT

Why, from the eighteenth century onwards, did some countries embark on a path of sustained economic growth, while others stagnated? This text looks at the kind of institutions that are required in order for change to take place, and Ringmar concludes that for sustained development to be possible, change must be institutionalized. Taking a global view, Ringmar investigates the implications of his conclusion on issues facing the developing world today.

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Part I The logic

chapter 1|7 pages

The nature and origin of modern society

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chapter 2|8 pages

The failure and success of East Asia

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chapter 3|8 pages

The self-transforming machine

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Part II Reflection

chapter 4|11 pages

The discovery of distance

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chapter 5|9 pages

The face in the mirror

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chapter 6|11 pages

Institutions that reflect

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Part III Entrepreneurship

chapter 7|11 pages

Origins of the entrepreneurial outlook

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chapter 8|11 pages

The age of the demiurge

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chapter 9|11 pages

Institutions that get things done

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Part IV Pluralism

chapter 10|13 pages

A world in pieces

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chapter 11|10 pages

The polite alternative

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chapter 12|9 pages

Institutions dealing with conflicts

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Part V European paths to modernity

chapter 13|9 pages

Institutions and revolutions

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Part VI China

chapter 14|13 pages

Reflection

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chapter 15|10 pages

Entrepreneurship

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Pluralism

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chapter 17|9 pages

Europe and China compared

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Part VII Reform and revolution in Japan and China

chapter 18|10 pages

Foreign challenges, Japanese responses

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chapter 19|11 pages

Japan and China in a modern world

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Part VIII The future of modern society

chapter 20|9 pages

The new politics of modernisation

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