Globalization and Development

Why East Asia Surged Ahead and Latin America Fell Behind
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-349-44584-4
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 371 g

Comparing the experience of East Asia and Latin America since the mid-1970s, Elson identifies the key internal factors common to each region which have allowed East Asia to take advantage of the trade, financial, and technological impact of a more globalized economy to support its development, while Latin America has not.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Elson, Anthony

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Regional- und Städtische Wirtschaft
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftswachstum
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Globalisierung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Overview 2. Changing Paradigms in Economic Development 3. Initial Conditions for Post-WW2 Development of East Asia and Latin America 4. Economic Policy Choices 5. Institutions and Governance 6. Political Economy Factors 7. Three Comparative Case Studies 8. Conclusions and Lessons for Development Policy

Über Autor(innen)

Anthony Elson is an international economist, consultant and university lecturer in the Washington, DC, area of the United States. For many years, he was a senior staff member of the IMF and consultant with the World Bank. Currently he serves as Professorial Lecturer at the School for Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, USA, and Visiting Lecturer at the Duke Center for International Development, Duke University, USA.