Business groups and transnational capitalism in Central America : economic and political strategies

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Business groups and transnational capitalism in Central America : economic and political strategies

Benedicte Bull, Fulvio Castellacci and Yuri Kasahara

(International political economy series)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-217) and index

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This book investigates Central America's political economy seen through the lens of its powerful business groups. It provides unique insight into their strategies when confronted with a globalized economy, their impact on development of the isthmus, and how they shape the political and economic institutions governing local varieties of capitalism.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: the Emergence and Evolution of Business Groups in Central America 2. Between Hierarchies and Networks: Understanding Business Group Strategies in a Global Capitalism 3. Regional Shifts and National Trajectories: Differences in the Context and Strategies of Business Groups 4. From Oligarchs to Transnational Business Group Leaders? The Shifting Strategies of Key Business Groups 5. Internationalization and the Export Performance of the Central American Business Groups 6. Central American Business Groups, Innovation and Institutional Conditions 7. The Role of the State: Governmental Financial Policies and Business Group Strategies 8. Between the Back and the Front Stage - the Political Strategies of Central American Business Groups 9. Conclusion References

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