Prologue. An untold story -- Part One: Falling behind. The great divergence and the great specialization ; Underlying questions and answers -- Part Two: Catching up. End of divergence: beginnings of convergence? ; Engagement with the world economy ; Catch up in industrialization ; Unequal partners and uneven development ; Emerging divergences: inequality, exclusion, and poverty -- Epilogue. The future in the past -- Appendix: Statistical sources and notes
Summary
This book is about the evolution of developing countries in the world economy situated in its wider historical context, spanning centuries, but with a focus on the period since the mid-twentieth century. It traces the rise and 'catch up' of the developing world and the shift in the balance of power in the world economy
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-211) and index
Notes
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 11, 2014)
