Are the well-known facts about urbanization in the United States also true for the developing world? We compare American metropolitan areas with comparable geographic units in Brazil, China and India. Both Gibrat's Law and Zipf's Law seem to hold as well in Brazil as in the U.S., but China and...

Are the well-known facts about urbanization in the United States also true for the developing world? We compare American metropolitan areas with comparable geographic units in Brazil, China and India. Both Gibrat's Law and Zipf's Law seem to hold as well in Brazil as in the U.S., but China and...

Human capital constitutes a significant ingredient of economic growth. As more and more countries are moving on the path of growth and development one needs to explore the contribution of human capital in economic growth. Considering health and education as two components of human capital, the...

The paper evaluates the role of human capital and innovation in economic growth. Human capital and innovation has become crucial for economic growth in the globalized economy. The study compares human capital, innovation parameters and GDP for India and China. Secondary data is used for the...

Contents -- Foreword: Markku Markkula -- Foreword -- Bror Salmelin: Foreword: Se-Hwa Wu -- Preface: Leif Edvinsson -- Preface: Carol Yeh-Yun Lin -- Executive Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Impact of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis -- 3. National Intellectual Capital Development of the Four...