Designing Industrial Policy in Latin America: Business-State Relations and the New Developmentalism

2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-52483-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 101 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 290 g

Reihe: Latin American Political Economy

Development economists and practitioners agree that close collaboration between business and government improves industrial policy, yet little research exists on how best to organize that. This book examines three necessary functions–-information exchange, authoritative allocation, and reducing rent seeking–-across experiences in Latin America.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schneider, B.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Institutional Dynamics of Industrial Policy 2. Principles of Institutional Design in Business-Government Councils I. Introduction II. What happens in Councils: Disaggregating Interactions III. The Korean Model in Export and Technology Councils IV. Conclusion 3. Ongoing Experimentation with Business-Government Councils in Latin America I. Introduction II. Disaggregating Councils by Scope and Function III. Beyond Councils: Formal and Informal Business Representation IV. Conclusions 4. Putting Councils and Industrial Policy in Context: Political Systems and Big Business I. Introduction II. Political Institutions and Privileged Access for Big Business III. Structure and Preferences of Business Groups IV. Business groups, MNCs, and Possibilities for Industrial Policy V. Conclusion 5. Conclusions Appendices A. Interviews B. Abbreviations

Über Autor(innen)

Ben Ross Schneider is Ford International Professor of Political Science at MIT. He taught previously at Princeton University and Northwestern University. Recent books include Business Politics and the State in 20th Century Latin America and Hierarchical Capitalism in Latin America: Business, Labor, and the Challenges of Equitable Development (both with Cambridge University Press).