Managing development : : globalization, economic restructuring, and social policy / / edited by Junji Nakagawa.

• TeilnehmendeR: Nakagawa, Junji, 1955-
• Place / Publishing House: London ;, New York, New York : : Taylor & Francis,, [2006]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 361 pages) :; illustrations

Globalization in the 1990s provided both opportunities and challenges for developing and transition economies. Though for some, it offered the chance to achieve economic growth through active involvement in the integrated and liberalized world economy, it also increased their vulnerability to external shocks and volatility. As a consequence, stakeholders at every level of the development and transition process - international organizations, national governments and the private sector - had to review their strategies in order to adjust to the new world economic environment. As the Mexican peso crisis of 1994-1995 and the Asian financial crisis of 1997-1998 showed dramatically, the cost of maladjustment was not only very high but it also affected many more stakeholders than before, due to the contagious effects of crises. This revealing book analyzes the different methods employed to manage globalization and development. Bringing together an international team of contributors, including Barbara Stallings, Alicia Giron and J. C. Ferraz, it will prove to be a valuable resource for those involved in the fields of development economics and political economy.

Table of Contents

Managing development / Junji Nakagawa -- Managing global risks and creating prosperity / Haider A. Khan -- Globalization and economic development / Masahiro Kawai -- Is the international trade regime contributing to liberalization in developing countries? / Kazuyori Ito -- The governance of global issues through regionalism / Isidro Morales -- Financial sector development in Latin America and East Asia / Barbara Stallings -- Restructuring the financial and corporate sector / Choong Yong Ahn -- Economic performance, crisis, and institutional reforms in East Asia and Latin America / Akira Suehiro -- Business groups as an organizational device for economic catch-up / Keun Lee -- Will inward internationalization foster economic development in Latin America? / João Carlos Ferraz, Airton Valente, Jr., and Mariana Iootty -- Determinants and effects of foreign direct investment in transition economies / Yuko Kinoshita and Nauro F. Campos -- Latin America social security reform in the 1990s / Koichi Usami -- Welfare states in East Asia / Yasuhiro Kamimura -- Characteristics of the Central European welfare system / Takumi Horibayashi.