Marketization and Democracy: East Asian Experiences

ISBN-13: 9780521661652 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 294 str.

Samantha Fay Ravich; Jr. Wolf

Opis

As the East Asian financial crisis continues to leave a path of economic and political destruction in its wake, people all over the world seek to know what went wrong. Many blame the illiberal markets of the countries involved, and many blame their political leadership. This book explores how strong, open, liberalized markets create a counterbalance to crony capitalism and corruption and form the basis for a foundation of political liberalization. Using both a quantitative model and qualitative country studies, this work analyzes the experiences of China, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Korea in moving toward both marketization and democracy.

Recenzje

'This fascinating study by Ravich makes a new and interesting contribution …' Development and Change

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Theories of economic development and policy; 3. The model; 4. Quantitative analysis of democracy; 5. Korea: a balancing of power; 6. Taiwan: the bringing in of new elites; 7. Indonesia: unrealized potential; 8. China: a transformation of the societal contract; 9. Conclusions and policy implications.