Globalization and the Dilemmas of the State in the South

by F. Adams (Editor), S. Gupta (Editor), K. Mengisteab (Editor), Kenneth A. Loparo (Editor)

Overview

Globalization poses a formidable dilemma for the third-world state. While there are compelling external pressures to liberalize domestic economies, market-oriented reforms threaten the economic well-being of various societal groups. Popular resistance to these reforms has been strong throughout the developing world. This volume examines the political strategies employed by third world governments to maintain programs in the face of domestic opposition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349406227
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	06/23/1999
Series:	International Political Economy Series
Edition description:	1st ed. 1999
Pages:	287
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

SAMIR AMIN Professor and Director of the Third World Forum in Senegal CHRISTINE B. N. CHIN Assistant Professor of International Relations, School of International Service, American University MANOCHEHR DORRAJ Associate Professor of Political Science, Texas Christian University SUSAN ECKSTEIN Professor of Sociology, Boston University RICHARD HARRIS Professor of Global Studies, California State University JULIUS O. IHONVBERE Professor of Government, University of Texas XIAOBO LU Assistant Professor of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia University JAMES H. MITTLEMAN Professor of International Relations, American University, Washington, DC MUSTAPHA K. PASHA Associate Professor of International Relations, School of International Service, American University W. OFUATEY-KODJOE Professor of Political Science, Queens College and the Graduate Centre of the City University of New York JOHN WEEKS Professor of Development Economics and Director of the Centre for Development Policy and Research, School of Oriental and African Studies BEHZAD YAGHMAIN Associate Professor of Economics, Ramapo College, New Jersey

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements List of Acronyms List of Tables and Figures About the Contributors Globalization and the Developing World: An Introduction; F.Adams, S.D. Gupta & K.Mengisteab PART I: THEMATIC ISSUES For a Progressive and Democratic New World Order; S.Amin Conceptualizing Resistance to Globalization; C.Chin & J.Mittleman The Essence and Appearance of Globalization: The Rise of Finance Capital; J.Weeks PART II: CASE STUDIES Popular Resistance to Neoliberalism in Latin America; R.Harris Economic Reform and Political Turmoil in Mexico; F.Adams Reforming Cuban Socialism: State-Society Dynamics; S.Eckstein Globalization and South Africa's Transition through a Consociational Arrangement; K.Mengisteab Avoiding Globalization: The State and Depoliticization in Nigeria; J.Ihonvbere Ideology, Politics, and Public Policy in Ghana: 1982-1996; W.Ofuatey-Kodjoe Liberalization and Retrenchment in the Middle East and North Africa; M.Dorraj Global Accumulation and Structural Adjustment in Iran; B.Yaghmaian Liberalization, Globalization, and Inequality in South Asia; M.Pasha State-Socialist Transition and Labor Relations in China; X.Lu Selected Bibliography Index