On May 7th 2025, the Chilean government confirmed a report published earlier that morning: Chinese companies BYD and Yongqing Technology (Tsingshan Group) had abandoned their planned lithium cathode production facilities in Chile. This announcement dealt a significant blow to the ambitions of a country with a longstanding mining tradition, now striving to build industrial capabilities […]| Developing Economics
We hear this a lot: “We just need one prototype, then we’ll be ready for production.” Or later in the […] The post Most Hardware Companies Underestimate the Work Ahead appeared first on Agilian.| Agilian
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the rise of railroads and industrialization caused significant changes in the business world. The growth of corporations and big businesses led to a greater need for accountants, bookkeepers, corporate bankers, and other financial and administrative professionals. In response to this new demand, business schools teaching the skills necessary to fill these positions began to pop up across the states. Among these was a Waco institution known...| Waco History
The economist Alice Amsden’s work unmasked the dirty secret underlying capitalist development: it relied on states breaking all the rules of the free market. But her work also showed that industrialization required corporate discipline, not welfare. For American defenders of economic liberalism and free markets, China’s rise has been deeply disorientating. Unmoved by concerns about […]| Developing Economics
Explore six innovative food processing technologies that have shaped the food landscape, helping ensure a more secure and resilient system.| Revolutionized
Whether it be for appointments, exercise or meeting friends or family, we frequently find ourselves living through our calendars. In our contemporary world, the clock governs all temporal phenomena, t...| Mad In South Asia
by Yingyao Wang* The technocratic project, which once captured political imagination with its potential to manage society and the economy could be managed with rationality and scientific knowledge,…| Economic Sociology & Political Economy
Air shipping is expensive but offers several benefits over land and sea transport. Discover when this method may be a good fit for your business.| Revolutionized
Discover the history of the telegraph, from its invention by Samuel Morse to its widespread impact on business, journalism, and society.| The Economic Historian
The factory system is an approach to manufacturing that arose during the Industrial Revolution to replace more inefficient forms of production| The Economic Historian
China’s job structure is becoming more dependent on the service sector and moving away from agriculture, mining, manufacturing and construction. As in wealthier countries, the labor market in major…| Chuang