Long run processes of socio-economic change generate prodigious problems of social conflict and social control, and governments responsible for these processes must therefore manage the resultant conflict. Consequently, the success or failure of a government's management of such conflicts is a crucial factor in development outcomes. This volume investigates the political struggle for development specifically in two vital regions - East Asia and Latin America. This analysis calls into question the dominant emphasis on institutional and cultural bases for stable growth. A careful historical account of the two regions is presented, which permits the rigorous testing of conventional wisdoms regarding development. Of importance to a broad range of academics in the spheres of development studies, politics, political economy and sociology, this book will also make an interesting read for those with a general interest in these areas.
Author(s): Ricard Boyd
Edition: 1
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 288
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Contributors......Page 8
Preface......Page 9
1 Introduction: the long-chain explanation of economic development......Page 12
2 East Asia’s success and Latin America’s failure: agrarian reform, industrial policy and state capacity......Page 32
3 The irony of labor strength and income inequality: a comparison of Brazil and South Korea......Page 64
4 Government–business relations and economic performance in South Korea and Chile: a political perspective......Page 85
5 Possible and impossible games: institutional order and social conflict in Argentina and Taiwan......Page 129
6 Modes of rent-seeking and economic outcomes: a comparison of Japan and Mexico......Page 159
7 The uses of trust: why did the East Asian development path differ from the Latin American one?......Page 224
8 Conclusion: East Asian and Latin American development in retrospect......Page 257
Bibliography......Page 277
Index......Page 301
