Development and underdevelopment : the political economy of inequality

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Development and underdevelopment : the political economy of inequality

edited by Mitchell A. Seligson, John T. Passé-Smith

L. Rienner, 1993

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Why have some countries succeeded at the task of economic development, while others have failed dismally? Designed to address this question - to explain the persistence and even widening of the gap between both rich and poor countries, and rich and poor within poor countries - this anthology draws upon classic as well as current literature. Students should find conventional explanations based on theories of modernisation and culture, revisionist explanations focusing on dependency and world-systems analysis, and the most recent literature on rent-seeking, markets and states. Empirical evidence evaluates the success of the contending theories presented; case studies are also included. The final chapter draws conclusions about where development theory has been and where it is going.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 The Gap Between Rich and Poor: The Dual Gaps - An Overview of Theory and Research, M. Siligson
  • The Gap Between Rich and Poor Countries, D. Morawetz
  • The Persistence of the Gap - Taking Stock of Economic Growth in the Post-World War II Era, J.T. Passe-Smith
  • Income Inequality - Some Dimensions of the Problem, M. Ahluwalia. Part 2 The Classic Thesis: Catching Up, Forging Ahead and Falling Behind, M. Abramovitz
  • Economic Growth and Income Inequality, S. Kuznets
  • Productivity Growth, Convergence and Welfare - What the Long-Run Data Show, W. Baumol
  • Productivity Growth, Convergence and Welfare - Comment, B.J. DeLong
  • The Re-Emergence of the Purchasing Power Parity Doctrine in the 1970s, L.T. Katseli-Papaefstraiou
  • Could it be that the Whole World is Already Developed? A Comparison of PPP and GNP/pc Measures, J.T. Passe-Smith
  • Basic Needs and Growth-Welfare Trade-Offs, B.E. Moon and W.J. Dixon. Part 3 Culture and Development: The Achievement Motive in Economic Growth, D. McClelland
  • Becoming Modern, A. Inkeles and D. Smith
  • The Confucian Ethic and Economic Growth, H. Kahn
  • Development as a State of Mind, L. Harrison
  • On the Sociology of National Development - Theories and Development, A. Portes. Part 4 Dependency and World Systems Theory: The Structure of Dependence, T. dos Santos
  • Modernisation and Dependency - Alternative Perspectives in the Study of Latin American Under-Development, J.S. Valenzuela and A. Valenzuela
  • The Present State of the Debate on World Inequality, I. Wallerstein
  • Wallerstein's World Capitalist System - A Theoretical and Historical Critique, T. Skocpol
  • Transnational Corporations and Economic Growth, V. Bornschier and C. Chase-Dunn
  • Financial Dependence in the Capitalist World Economy and the Distribution of Income Within States, E.N. Muller
  • The Irish Case of Dependency - An Exception to the Exception, D. O' Ilearn
  • Big Business and the State, G. Gereffi
  • Socioeconomic and Political Roots of National Revolts in Central America, J.A. Booth. Part 5 The State, Growth and Inequality - Democracy, Urban Bias and Rent Seeking: Governments and Agricultural Markets in Africa, R. Bates
  • Promoting Economic Opportunities for the Poor - "World Development Report, 1990". Rent Seeking or Dependency as Explanations for Growth and Inequality, E. Weede
  • New Seeds and Poor People, M. Lipton
  • Urban Bias and Economic Growth in Cross-National Perspective, E. Weede
  • The Effects of Democracy on Inequality, L. Sirowy and A. Inkeles
  • Dragons in Distress - Asia's Miracle Economies in Crisis, W. Bello and S. Rosenfeld. Part 6 Conclusion: Inequality in a Global Perspective - Directions for Further Research, M.A. Seligson.

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