The “Chinese Miracle” Challenged by Tibet

South Korea: Economic Miracle by Policy Miracle?

Historical, cultural and institutional factors certainly did have a positive impact on the economic growth in South Korea and the other East Asian newly industrialising economies. However, these factors would not have been of any importance without governmental influence. Particularly in South Korea, a strong state with highly respected and qualified bureaucrats could play a central role in sti...

Is the Chinese Growth Miracle Built to Last?

Is the Chinese Growth Miracle Built to Last? Is the Chinese growth miracle – a remarkably high growth rate sustained for over two decades – likely to persist or are the seeds of its eventual demise contained in the policies that have boosted growth? For all its presumed flaws, the particular approach to macroeconomic and structural policies that has been adopted by the Chinese government has he...

Chinese donkey friends in Tibet: evidence from the cyberspace community

The Miracle of Life (1983), by NOVA

The most-watched NOVA documentary ever made and a revolution in the understanding of human development, The Miracle of Life (abbreviated Life) employs the most current developments in endoscopic and microscopic technology to capture the intricacies of human development. Narrated by Anita Sangiolo and vividly illustrating the most minute and hard-toreach parts and processes of living systems, th...

Exploring the miracle:

In this first report, we consider the governance of learning and the diffusion of technological knowledge in the civil aircraft industry. We describe a systemic process by which specialisation in knowledge allows for depth whilst breadth is captured through the integration of contributions by the lead manufacturer, which acts as systems integrator. We explore the boundaries of the knowledge bas...