Globalization and the Dilemmas of the State in the South (Macmillan International Political Economy S.) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0333729498 ISBN 13: 9780333729496

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1999

Synopsis

The central objective of this volume is to examine the political implications of globalization for developing countries. Global economic integration poses a formidable dilemma for the Third World state. While there are compelling external pressures to liberalize domestic economies, market-oriented reforms threaten the economic well-being of various societal groups. Popular resistance to these reforms has been strong throughout the developing world. This book examines the political strategies employed by Third World governments to maintain reform programmes in the face of domestic opposition. State elites have adopted various political strategies designed to defuse opposition. These strategies have typically involved some combination of coercion and compromise. The contributors describe and explain variation in strategic choice cross-nationally. The book includes thematic chapters and detailed case-studies from Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

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About the Author

FRANCIS ADAMS is currently Assistant Professor of Political Science at Old Dominion University. SATYA DEV GUPTA is Professor and Chair of Department of Economics at St. Thomas University, Canada. He is the author of The World Zinc Industry. He has recently edited three books on the subject of globalization: Globalization, Growth and Sustainability; Dynamics of Globalization and Development; and The Political Economy of Globalization. KIDANE MENGISTEAB is Head of African-American Studies, Pennsylvania State University, USA. He is the author of Ethiopia: Failure of Land Reform and Agricultural Crisis and Globalization and Autocentricity in Africa's Development in the 21st Century. He is the co-editor of Beyond Economic Liberalization in Africa.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333729498
• ISBN 13: 9780333729496
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 312
• Editor: Adams Francis, Gupta Satya, Mengisteab Kindane, Shaw Professor Timothy M.