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

Kohli, Atul

ISBN 10: 0521836700 / ISBN 13: 9780521836708

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2004

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This book argues that the reason states become prosperous is more or less effective states. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 b/w illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: GTF; JP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 770. . 2004. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: State-Directed Development: Political Power and Industrialization in the Global Periphery
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521836700
• ISBN 13: 9780521836708
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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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.

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.