Growth, Debt, and Politics

Lewis W. Snider is associate professor of political science at the Center for Politics and Economics, Claremont Graduate School.

• 1. Introduction: The Political Crisis of Economic Adjustment 2. Comparing the Political Strength of Nations 3. Institutional Credibility and the Political Costs of Market Transactions 4. Political Regime and Economic Adjustment: Can the Democracies Do It Better? 5. After Primary Import Substitution: Political Capacity and the Choice of Follow-on Industrialization Strategies 6. Economic Orthodoxy and Political Power 7. Conclusions