States, markets, and just growth : development in the twenty-first century / edited by Atul Kohli, Chung-in Moon, and George Sørensen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kohli, Atul.

Moon, Chung-in.

Sørensen, Georg, 1948-

Series:

United Nations system in the 21st century

The United Nations system in the 21st century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Developing countries--Economic conditions.

Developing countries.

Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

ix, 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, [2003]

Summary:

States, Markets, and Just Growth explores the common concerns of developing countries seeking just and fair growth, while also emphasizing special regional needs. This book reviews the pressing, shared imperatives of globalization, democracy, poverly, and inequality, and it analyzes the records of different regions and countries in achieving just growth. The contributions to this volume are linked by a common thematic thread as the authors address four specific issues regarding states, markets and justice in an era of globalization: How much should states intervene in the market in order to promote growth? How much emphasis should development strategies put on deliberate redistribution and/or poverty alleviation? How constrained are developing countries, as a result of globalization, when choosing their development paths? And are democracies able to reconcile economic growth with distribution? In considering these issues, States, Markets, and Just Growth advances the proposition that well organized states that systematically incorporate popular concerns will continue to be fundamental to the pursuit of just growth in the twenty-first century. Book jacket.

Contents:

Globalization, democracy, and just growth: Some emerging general concerns 7

1 Globalization and liberalization: The impact on developing countries / Barbara Stallings 9

2 Democracy and development: Trends and prospects / Atul Kohli 39

3 Meeting the challenge of poverty and inequality / Mick Moore, Howard White 64

Regional perspectives 95

4 Latin America in the global economy: Macroeconomic policy, social welfare, and political democracy / Robert R. Kaufman 97

5 East Asia: Development challenges in the twenty-first century / Yun-han Chu 127

6 States, markets, and the limits of equitable growth: The Middle Eastern NICs in comparative perspective / Ziya Onis 164

7 Democracy, growth, and poverty in India / Atul Kohli, Rani D. Mullen 193

8 Pragmatic neo-liberalism and just development in Africa / Dickson Eyoh, Richard Sandbrook 227

Conclusion: The prospects for just growth / Chung-in Moon, Georg Sorensen 258.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9280810766

OCLC:

51053615