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Yuen Yuen Ang

    Yuen Yuen Ang's research delves into development as a non-linear, adaptive process, with China serving as a key case study. She challenges the notion of a universally superior institutional standard, demonstrating that seemingly weak institutions can be remarkably effective. Her work offers a nuanced perspective on how nations progress, highlighting the often unpredictable and context-specific nature of development.

    How China Escaped the Poverty Trap
    • How China Escaped the Poverty Trap

      • 344 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      How China Escaped the Poverty Trap offers the most complete synthesis to date of the numerous interacting forces that have shaped China's dramatic makeover and the problems it faces today. --Ha-Joon Chang, University of Cambridge, author of Kicking Away the Ladder and Economics "The World Bank"

      How China Escaped the Poverty Trap
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