Ideas and institutions : developmentalism in Brazil and Argentina
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Ideas and institutions : developmentalism in Brazil and Argentina
（Cornell studies in political economy / edited by Peter J. Katzenstein）
Cornell University Press, 1991
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Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration (RIEB) Library , Kobe University図書
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Includes index
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Description
In Ideas and Institutions, Kathryn Sikkink illuminates a key question in contemporary political economy: What power do ideas wield in the world of politics and policy? Sikkink traces the effects of one enormously influential set of ideas, developmentalism, on the two largest economies in Latin America, Brazil and Argentina.
Introduced under the intellectual leadership of Raul Prebisch at the U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America, developmentalism was embraced as national policy in many postwar developing economies. Drawing upon extensive archival research and interviews, Sikkink explores the adoption, implementation, and consolidation of the developmentalist model of economic policy in Brazil and Argentina in the 1950s and 1960s, focusing on the governments of Juscelino Kubitschek and Arturo Frondizi, respectively.
In accounting for the initial decision to adopt developmentalist policies in Latin America and the persistence of the policy package in the region, she highlights the importance of political and economic ideas, the comparative effects of different national institutions, and the variable ability of political leaders to mobilize resources and support.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. The International Setting and the Origins of Developmentalism
3. Developmentalism in Argentina, 1955-1962
4. Developmentalism in Brazil, 1954-1961
5. The State in Brazil and Argentina: State Autonomy and Capacity Compared
6. Implementing Developmentalism: The Mobilization of Financial, Technical, and Political Resources
ConclusionAppendix: List of InterviewsIndex
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