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Managing Development: Globalization, Economic Restructuring and Social Policy book cover

1st Edition

Managing Development Globalization, Economic Restructuring and Social Policy

Edited By Junji Nakagawa Copyright 2006
384 Pages
by Routledge

384 Pages
by Routledge

Globalization in the 1990s provided both opportunities and challenges for developing and transition economies. Though for some, it offered the chance to achieve economic growth through active involvement in the integrated and liberalized world economy, it also increased their vulnerability to external shocks and volatility. As a consequence, stakeholders at every level of the development and... Read more

List of Figures.  List of Tables.  List of Contributors.  Preface.  Introduction: Managing Development: Globalization, Economic Restructuring and Social Policy  Part 1: Globalization and Global Governance  1. Managing Global Risks and Creating Prosperity: The Role of the IMF and Regional Financial Architectures   2. Globalization and Economic Development: The Role of Multilateral Development Banks   3. Is the International Trade Regime Contributing to Liberalization in Developing Countries?   4. The Governance of Global Issues Through Regionalism: Nafta as an Interface Between Multilateral and North-South Policies   Part 2: Financial Crises and Restructuring  5. Financial Sector Development in Latin America and East Asia: A Comparison of Chile and South Korea   6. Restructuring the Financial and Corporate Sector: The South Korean Experience   7. Economic Performance, Crisis and Institutional Reforms in East Asia and Latin America   8. Business Groups as an Organizational Device for Economic Catch-Up   9. Will Inward Internationalization Foster Economic Development in Latin America?   10. Determinants and Effects of Foreign Direct Investment in Transition Economies   Part 3: Social Policy in Transition  11. Latin America Social Security Reform in the 1990s   12. Welfare States in East Asia: Similar Conditions, Different Past and Divided Future   13. Characteristics of the Central European Welfare System.   Index.

Biography

Junji Nakagawa is Professor at the Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo

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