1st Edition
Politics, Foreign Trade and Economic Development A Study of the Dominican Republic
By Claudio Vedovato
Copyright 1986
204 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
by
Routledge
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Politics, Foreign Trade and Economic Development (1986) discusses politics, foreign trade and economic development in the Dominican Republic in order to show why the country is so poor and to put forward suggestions concerning how the position might be improved. It argues that a major reason for poor economic performance is the fact that successive regimes have been more committed to increasing... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Dominican State and Economic Development 3. The Predatory State and International Trade 4. The Development of the Export Economy: Sugar 5. Plantation Exports and Economic Development 6. The Political Economy of Import Substitution 7. Import Substitution vs Export Promotion? Industrial and Agricultural Policies for Development 8. Conclusion
Biography
Claudio Vedovato
