| Leapfrogging Development?: The Political Economy of Telecommunications Restructuring Contributor(s): Singh, J. P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791442942 ISBN-13: 9780791442944 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1999 Annotation: Telecommunications restructurings are now seen as important barometers in the shift among developing countries toward market-based economies. They are often posited as helping developing countries "leapfrog, " or accelerate their pace of development, and "connect' with the world economy. This book shows, that most states in developing countries are unable to resolve the myriad pressures they face in restructuring important sectors like telecommunications to effect accelerated or "leapfrogging" development. The scope, pace, and sequencing of restructuring varies according to how different types of states respond to micro-subsectoral pressures or to macro-level pressures from coalitions of groups. After examining seven generalizable cases (Singapore, South Korea, Mexico, Malaysia, China, Brazil, Myanmar), the book examines India as an in-depth "most likely case." LeapFrogging Development? proposes a unique framework that shows how groups and coalitions articulate development preferences and how different types of states respond to or shape these preferences. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Political Science | Political Economy |
| Dewey: 384 |
| LCCN: 98-43558 |
| Series: Suny Series in Global Politics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.91" W x 8.98" (0.95 lbs) 300 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Developing World |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Telecommunications restructurings are now seen as important barometers in the shift among developing countries toward market-based economies. They are often posited as helping developing countries leapfrog, or accelerate their pace of development, and connect with the world economy. This book shows that most states in developing countries are unable to resolve the myriad pressures they face in restructuring important sectors like telecommunications to effect accelerated or leapfrogging development. The scope, pace, and sequencing of restructuring varies according to how different types of states respond to micro sub-sectoral pressures or to macro-level pressures from coalitions of groups. After examining seven generalizable cases (Singapore, South Korea, Mexico, Malaysia, China, Brazil, Myanmar), the book examines India as an in-depth most likely case. Leapfrogging Development? proposes a unique framework that shows how groups and coalitions articulate development preferences and how different types of states respond to or shape these preferences. |