States, markets and just growth [electronic resource] : 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, George.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Developing countries--Economic conditions.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

ix, 295 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : United Nations University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

States, Markets, and Just Growth explores the common concerns of developing countries in the quest for just growth, while also emphasizing special regional needs. The opening chapters provide a synthetic overview of the pressing shared imperatives of globalization, democracy, poverty, and inequality. The chapters that follow analyze the record of different regions and countries in achieving just growth.

Contents:

Preliminaries

Contents

Introduction

1 Globalization and liberalization The impact on developing countries

2 Democracy and development Trends and prospects

3 Meeting the challenge of poverty and inequality

4 Latin America in the global economy Macroeconomic policy social welfare and political democracy

5 East Asia Development challenges in the twenty first century

6 States markets and the limits of equitable growth The Middle Eastern NICs in comparative perspective

7 Democracy growth and poverty in India

8 Pragmatic neo liberalism and just development in Africa

Conclusion The prospects for just growth

Acronyms

List of contributors

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

92-808-7039-4

OCLC:

935228627