The Politics of Inclusive Development: Policy, State Capacity, and Coalition Building (Politics, Economics, and Inclusive Development) - Softcover

Book 8 of 10: Politics, Economics, and Inclusive Development

Teichman, Judith A.

 
9781349715619: The Politics of Inclusive Development: Policy, State Capacity, and Coalition Building (Politics, Economics, and Inclusive Development)
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ISBN 10: 1349715611 ISBN 13: 9781349715619
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016

Synopsis

This book investigates the political conditions and policies most likely to bring about progress toward inclusive development, drawing on in-depth analyses of four cases studies with distinct development trajectories (Mexico, Indonesia, Chile and South Korea). While exclusion and differential inclusion have long been features of development in the Global South, economic globalization has introduced new forms with which Global South countries must grapple. The book highlights the main policy drawbacks of most official approaches: neglect of the need to enhance the role and capacity of states, the focus on certain types of poverty alleviation strategies, and the tendency to disregard the need for productive employment generating activities and rural development. Neglect of issues of power and politics, however, is the most glaring inadequacy. Teichman argues that making progress toward inclusive development is primarily a political struggle. It requires a committed leadership with broadly based societal support - an inclusive development coalition - which includes usually small but politically important middle classes.

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About the Author

Judith Teichman is Professor of Political Science and International Development at the University of Toronto, Canada. She is the author of five books, one co-authored book, and numerous articles on politics, policy, and development in Latin America and the Global South. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

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This book investigates the political conditions and policies most likely to bring about progress toward inclusive development, drawing on in-depth analyses of four cases studies with distinct development trajectories (Mexico, Indonesia, Chile and South Korea). While exclusion and differential inclusion have long been features of development in the Global South, economic globalization has introduced new forms with which Global South countries must grapple. The book highlights the main policy drawbacks of most official approaches: neglect of the need to enhance the role and capacity of states, the focus on certain types of poverty alleviation strategies, and the tendency to disregard the need for productive employment generating activities and rural development. Neglect of issues of power and politics, however, is the most glaring inadequacy. Teichman argues that making progress toward inclusive development is primarily a political struggle. It requires a committed leadership with broadly based societal support - an inclusive development coalition - which includes usually small but politically important middle classes.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1349715611
ISBN 13 
9781349715619
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
261

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