Industry and Enterprise: An International Survey of Modernization and Development

The latter part of the twentieth century was a period of radical global political economic changes. Many non Western countries industrialized and transitioned from statist collectivism to modern market capitalism and democracy. However, others stagnated or even regressed in economic developmental and other terms. This book provides a concise, comprehensive account of industrial economic modernization and development in a wide range of countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin American and the Caribbean.

Contents:

1. Industrial Modernization and Development

2. Other societal Influences: Politics, Economics, and Diffusion

3. The Geography of Industrial Modernization and Enterprise Development

4. Cultural and Personality Influences

5. Historical Studies

6. The Economics of Modernization and Development

7. Industry and Enterprise in East Asia

8. Industry and Enterprise in China

9. Industry and Enterprise in India
10. Industry and Enterprise in the Middle East

11. Industry and Enterprise in Latin America and the Caribbean

12. Industry and Enterprise Development in Africa

13. Manufacturing Firms and Industries

14. Agriculture

15. Trade, Markets, and Development

16. Finance, Investment, and Development

17. Educational, Political, and Wider Sociocultural Aspects