State-Directed Development: Political Power and Industrialization in the Global Periphery - Softcover

Kohli, Atul

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9780521545259: State-Directed Development: Political Power and Industrialization in the Global Periphery
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ISBN 10: 0521545250 ISBN 13: 9780521545259
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

Why have some developing countries industrialized and become more prosperous rapidly while others have not? Focusing on South Korea, Brazil, India, and Nigeria, this study compares the characteristics of fairly functioning states and explains why states in some parts of the developing world are more effective. It emphasizes the role of colonialism in leaving behind more or less effective states, and the relationship of these states with business and labor in helping explain comparative success in promoting economic progress.

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About the Author

Atul Kohli is the David K. E. Bruce Professor of International Affairs at Princeton University. He has written or edited nine books and has published some fifty articles. His most recent publications included States, Markets and Just Growth (United Nations University Press, 2003) and The Success of India's Democracy (Cambridge University Press, 2002). He has held fellowships from the Russell Sage Foundation, Ford Foundation, and the Social Science Research Council, New York.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521545250
ISBN 13 
9780521545259
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
480
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