Business and the State in Developing Countries: Germany in Europe Contributor(s): Maxfield, Sylvia (Editor), Schneider, Ben Ross (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0801484065 ISBN-13: 9780801484063 Publisher: Cornell University Press OUR PRICE: $41.53 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1997 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - General - Political Science | International Relations - General - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development |
Dewey: 338.900 |
LCCN: 97-3385 |
Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6.13" W x 9.18" (1.10 lbs) 368 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Much of the debate about development in the past decade pitted proponents of unfettered markets against advocates of developmental states. Yet, in many developing countries what best explains variations in economic performance is not markets or states but rather the character of relations between business and government. The studies in Business and the State in Developing Countries identify a range of close, collaborative relations between bureaucrats and capitalists that enhance elements of economic performance and defy conventional expectations that such relations lead ineluctably to rent-seeking, corruption, and collusion. All based on extensive field research, the essays contrast collaborative and collusive relations in a wide range of developing countries, mostly in Latin America and Asia, and isolate the conditions under which collaboration is most likely to emerge and survive. The contributors highlight the crucial roles played by capable bureaucracies and strong business associations. |
Contributor Bio(s): Schneider, Ben Ross: - Ben Ross Schneider is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Northwestern University. He is the author of Business Politics and the State in 20th Century Latin America.Maxfield, Sylvia: - Sylvia Maxfield is Associate Professor of Political Science at Yale University. |