Research Catalog

Title

Capital and collusion : the political logic of global economic development / Hilton L. Root.

Author

Root, Hilton L.

Publication

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2006], ©2006.

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Description

x, 335 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"Why does capital formation often fail to occur in developing countries? In Capital and Collusion, Hilton Root explores the political incentives that either foster growth or steal nation's growth prospects. The book examines the frontier between risk and uncertainty, analyzing the forces driving development in both developed and undeveloped regions."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Developing countries > Economic policy
• Economic policy
• Economic development > Political aspects

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-326) and index.

Contents

Ch. 1. Risk, uncertainty, and social progress -- Ch. 2. Social foundations of policy credibility -- Ch. 3. Politics and economic structure : the economic logic of autocracy -- Ch. 4. An amazing economy of information : the financial system -- Ch. 5. Closing the social productivity gap in East Asia -- Ch. 6. The price of exclusion : Latin America's explosive debt -- Ch. 7. Why not India? : new century, new country -- Ch. 8. Pakistan on the edge -- Ch. 9. China's capitalist dream : between hierarchy and market -- Ch. 10. Mobilizing the state as public risk manager -- Conclusion : uncertainty, competition, and collusion in early capital accumulation.

ISBN

0691124078 (cl : alk. paper)

LCCN

2005045830

OCLC

• OCM57749885
• SCSB-5924170

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries