Globalization, Economic Development and the Role of the State - Couverture souple

Chang, Ha-Joon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1842771434 ISBN 13 : 9781842771433

Editeur : Zed Books Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

Globalization, Economic Development and the Role of the State The role of the state continues to be a key debate in economics and development studies. In this collection of essays, Dr Ha-Joon Chang reviews theories and practices of state intervention as they have developed over two centuries of modern capitalism.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The role of the state in the economy has always been a controversial issue in public debate, but it has become more so in the last quarter of a century with the rise of neoliberal thinking that preaches the virtues of unregulated markets and recommends de-regulation, opening-up, and privatisation. This push for a minimal, pro-business state, especially in developing countries, has been further intensified with both the rise of globalisation and the many radical neoliberal 'reforms' implemented,often under pressure from multilateral agencies (such as the IMF, the World Bank, and the WTO). In this book, the author highlights the failure of neoliberalism, especially in developing countries, or what he terms 'the intellectual bankruptcy of neoliberalism', which, he believes, 'stems ultimately from its failure to base its discourse on a balanced and sophisticated theory of the inter-relationship between the market, the state, and other institutions'. He also tries to construct a credible alternative theoretical framework to neoliberalism, informed by a balanced understanding of empirical evidence. The issues covered concern a rather wide range of domestic and international policy issues - including trade policy, privatisation, transnational corporations, and intellectual property rights - with some important common theoretical threads running through them, which he calls 'the institutionalist political economy approach'. It is the author's hope that this book will help 'those who are trying to construct, either at the theoretical level or at the practical level, some credible alternatives to neoliberalism - even if their alternatives are significantly different from mine'.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Dr Ha-Joon Chang is Assistant Director of Development Studies in the Faculty of Economics and Politics, University of Cambridge. Born in the Republic of Korea, and educated at the Seoul National University and subsequently at Cambridge, he is the author of The Political Economy of Industrial Policy (Macmillan, 1994), Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective (Anthem, 2002); Globalization, Economic Development, and the Role of the State (Zed, 2003), and Restructuring Korea Inc. (RoutledgeCurzon, 2003; with Jang-Sup Shin); editor of seven other volumes, and has written numerous scholarly journal articles. Since 1992 he has also serves on the editorial board of the Cambridge Journal of Economics. He was a member of the Advisory Panel for the Human Development Report, 1999 and has acted as research project coordinator and consultant to numerous UN agencies and international agencies including the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the British Government's DfID, the Canadian Government's IDRC, and the South Centre in Geneva.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Zed Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1842771434
• ISBN 13: 9781842771433
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 344