This article discusses one of the most important institutions in the modern world, namely
public bureaucracies, from a comparative perspective. Bureaucratic organizations can be …

This paper discusses the ways that European regional policy has been re-shaped in order to
build on the role played by entrepreneurship in driving regional innovation. The various …

In the midst of rapid technological change, political polarization and a fragile economic
recovery, it is critical that we define, assess and implement new pathways to growth and …

Pourquoi les projets de développement, les interventions des ONG ou les politiques
publiques nationales sont-ils tous soumis à d'importants écarts entre ce qui était prévu et ce …

Policy makers are increasingly embracing the idea of using industrial and innovation policy
to tackle the 'grand challenges' facing modern societies. This article argues that through well …

Between 1820 and 1990, the share of world income going to today's wealthy nations soared
from twenty percent to almost seventy. Since then, that share has plummeted to where it was …

This paper argues that infrastructure-led development constitutes an emergent international
development regime whose imperative is to 'get the territory right'. Spatial planning …

Why has China grown so fast for so long despite vast corruption? In China's Gilded Age,
Yuen Yuen Ang maintains that all corruption is harmful, but not all types of corruption hurt …

Are economists responsible for Donald Trump's shocking victory in the US presidential
election? Economists might only wish they have the kind of power it takes to determine …

Financial development is considered the backbone of a country's economic development. It
usually acts as a moderator of the effects of economic variables and impacts economic …