This book is the first work to systematically study the development of large-size economies. From a completely new perspective, it defines and selects a set of representative large-size economies. It first analyzes the basic characteristics of large-size economies and the mechanisms behind economic growth, and then explores how a countrys scale shapes industrialization, urbanization, institutional change, and governance structures, describing a path for a major economy to an economic powerhouse. The book is selected for Chinas National Achievements Library of Philosophy and Social Sciences and has made notable contributions to the development of Chinas economic discourse system.
Chapter 1: Basic Concepts and Research Paradigms.
Chapter 2: Research
Review on Large-Countrys Economy.
Chapter 3: Characteristics of
Large-Countrys Economic Development.
Chapter 4: Country Scale and Economic
Growth.
Chapter 5: Industrialization, Resources Constraint and Industry
Upgrade.
Chapter 6: Urbanization, Labor Force Migration and Urban-rural
Integration.
Chapter 7: Institutional Change, System Transition and Economic
Growth.
Chapter 8: Governance Structure, Government Action and
Macro-Control.
Chapter 9: Research Conclusions and Major Contributions.
Yao Ouyang is a Qiushi Distinguished Professor at Zhejiang University and the Director of the Center for Large-Size Country Economy Research (CLCER). He also serves as an Honorary Professor at Shanghai University and a Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford University Centre for Technology and Management Development. Professor Ouyang has made pioneering and systematic contributions to the field of large-size economic development research. His representative works include: The Development of BRIC and the Large Country Advantage , Handbook for the Development of Large-Size Economies, Large Countries Development Path: Experience and Theory , and Development Economics of Large Countries.
