1st Edition

Economic Neoliberalism and International Development

Edited By Michael Tribe Copyright 2021
236 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

236 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

236 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book provides a robust theoretical and empirical exploration of the interrelationship between economic neoliberalism and international development. Putting the experiences of developing and transitional economies centre stage, the book investigates how their economic policies compare with the nature of economic liberalism during and after the significant economic reforms which took place... Read more

Part 1: Introductory

1. Introduction: Economic Neoliberalism and International Development

Michael Tribe

2. How Did Economic Neoliberalism Become Mainstream?

Bernard Walters

Part 2: Neoliberalism and Economic Policy

3. Privatisation in Developing Countries: An Evolving Relationship between State

and Markets

Colin Kirkpatrick

4. Neoliberalism, Macro-Economic Policy and Development

John Weiss and Michael Tribe

5. Neoliberalism and Trade Policy

John Weiss

6. Neoliberalism and Manufacturing Sector Development

Peter Lawrence and Frederick Nixson

Part 3: Country and Regional Experience

7. Economic Neoliberalism and African Development

Augustin Kwasi Fosu and Dede Woade Gafa

8. Liberalised Trade Policy with State Commitment to Growth: The Case of

Bangladesh

Mozammel Huq

9. Economic Neoliberalism in Latin America

John Weiss

10. Neoliberalism and Economic Policymaking in Contemporary China

Chen Li

11. The Polish Transition to Capitalism: An Historical Perspective 1989-2018

Robert Millward

Part 4: Conclusion

12. Concluding Remarks

Michael Tribe

 

Biography

Michael Tribe is an Honorary Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Strathclyde and is a Specialist Professional, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, UK.

"A clear and pragmatic primer on the ideological underpinning of a major – and often dominant – strand of economic thought. Both the conceptual analysis and the country-level applications will help students and policy-makers plot their way through the many challenges which lie in wait." -- Simon Maxwell CBE, Former President, Development Studies Association of the UK and Ireland

"Much has been written about the experience of neoliberal economic policies in developing countries, including previous work by contributors to this volume, but this is a valuable addition. This book provides a ‘one stop shop’ overview and reflection covering the concepts, application and experiences that will be useful to researchers and students of development studies." -- Oliver Morrissey, Professor of Development Economics, University of Nottingham, UK

"This book brings together an impressive group of experts to make a clear and focussed point, that the market-oriented approach to development policy is dysfunctional and ineffective. It should appeal to the informed citizen as well as serve as a basic reference work." -- John Weeks, John Weeks, formerly Professor Emeritus, SOAS University of London and Progressive Economy Forum (John Weeks passed away in late-July 2020)