State Capitalism's Uncertain Future

A provocative and timely look at the current state of global economics, particularly how the state-owned companies of Russia, China, Latin America, and other emerging markets are influencing how people work, how they consume, and how they prosper. * Considers the factors that will impede future economic growth in China, Russia, Argentina, and Venezuela * Defines the role of the state in the economy and the accompanying political system * Features chapters on the economic outlook of Egypt, the Middle East, Eurasia, and Latin America * Discusses the future of capitalism in the 21st century * Includes a look at alternative economic scenarios in the year 2025

SCOTT B. MacDONALD is the Chief International Economist for Maryland National Corporation in Baltimore. He is the author of Trinidad and Tobago: Democracy and Development in the Caribbean (1986), Dancing on a Volcano: The Latin American Drug Trade (1988), and coedited volume, The Caribbean after Grenada (1988).

JONATHAN LEMCO is a Senior Fellow at the National Planning Association and Adjunct Professor of Canadian Politics at The Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of The Johns Hopkins University. His recent books include Canada and the Crisis in Central America (Praeger, 1991), Political Stability in Federal Governments (Praeger, 1991), and The Canada-United States Relationship (Praeger, 1992, forthcoming).