Globalization and the Dilemmas of the State in the South

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

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While there are compelling external pressures to liberalize domestic economies, market-oriented reforms threaten the economic well-being of various societal groups. This volume examines the political strategies employed by third world governments to maintain programs in the face of domestic opposition.

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Utgivningsdatum1999-06-23
Mått140 x 216 x 17 mm
Vikt390 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieInternational Political Economy Series
Antal sidor287
Upplaga99001
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9781349406227

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SAMIR AMIN Professor and Director of the Third World Forum in SenegalCHRISTINE B. N. CHIN Assistant Professor of International Relations, School of International Service, American UniversityMANOCHEHR DORRAJ Associate Professor of Political Science, Texas Christian UniversitySUSAN ECKSTEIN Professor of Sociology, Boston UniversityRICHARD HARRIS Professor of Global Studies, California State UniversityJULIUS O. IHONVBERE Professor of Government, University of TexasXIAOBO LU Assistant Professor of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia UniversityJAMES H. MITTLEMAN Professor of International Relations, American University, Washington, DCMUSTAPHA K. PASHA Associate Professor of International Relations, School of International Service, American UniversityW. OFUATEY-KODJOE Professor of Political Science, Queens College and the Graduate Centre of the City University of New YorkJOHN WEEKS Professor of Development Economics and Director of the Centre for Development Policy and Research, School of Oriental and African StudiesBEHZAD YAGHMAIN Associate Professor of Economics, Ramapo College, New Jersey

Acknowledgements List of Acronyms List of Tables and Figures About the Contributors Globalization and the Developing World: An Introduction; F.Adams, S.D. Gupta & K.Mengisteab PART I: THEMATIC ISSUES For a Progressive and Democratic New World Order; S.Amin Conceptualizing Resistance to Globalization; C.Chin & J.Mittleman The Essence and Appearance of Globalization: The Rise of Finance Capital; J.Weeks PART II: CASE STUDIES Popular Resistance to Neoliberalism in Latin America; R.Harris Economic Reform and Political Turmoil in Mexico; F.Adams Reforming Cuban Socialism: State-Society Dynamics; S.Eckstein Globalization and South Africa's Transition through a Consociational Arrangement; K.Mengisteab Avoiding Globalization: The State and Depoliticization in Nigeria; J.Ihonvbere Ideology, Politics, and Public Policy in Ghana: 1982-1996; W.Ofuatey-Kodjoe Liberalization and Retrenchment in the Middle East and North Africa; M.Dorraj Global Accumulation and Structural Adjustment in Iran; B.Yaghmaian Liberalization, Globalization, and Inequality in South Asia; M.Pasha State-Socialist Transition and Labor Relations in China; X.Lu Selected Bibliography Index