Beyond The Miracle Of The Market

Author : Robert H. Bates
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2005-05-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521852692

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Beyond the Miracle of the Market by Robert H. Bates Pdf

As capitalism defeated socialism in Eastern Europe, the market displaced the state in the developing world. In Beyond the Miracle of the Market, first published in 2005, Bates focuses on Kenya, a country that continued to grow while others declined in Africa, and mounts a prescient critique of the neo-classical turn in development economics. Attributing Kenya's exceptionalism to its economic institutions, this book pioneers the use of 'new institutionalism' in the field of development. In doing so, however, the author accuses the approach of being apolitical. Institutions introduce power into economic life. To account for their impact, economic analysis must therefore be complemented by political analysis; micro-economics must be imbedded in political science. In making this argument, Bates relates Kenya's subsequent economic decline to the change from the Kenyatta to the Moi regime and the subsequent use of the power of economic institutions to redistribute rather than to create wealth.

Author : Dieter K. Schneidewind
Publisher : Springer
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811006159

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Economic Miracle Market South Korea by Dieter K. Schneidewind Pdf

This book explores the historical and economic development of South Korea, its culture, as well as the benefits, opportunities and challenges that German companies have faced in their cooperation with South Korean enterprises. More specifically, it juxtaposes economic-miracle markets such as Japan and West Germany, which rose from the ashes after the Second World War with the help of a century of bustling industrial age, with South Korea, which developed from virtually nothing. The book also addresses why South Korea’s history, geography, society, culture and economic capabilities remain widely unknown and unnoticed among westerners, despite South Korean companies being among the global market leaders in a number of industries, particularly in the automobile and hardware segments. Written from the point of view of a seasoned business expert on the country, Economic Miracle Market South Korea is essential reading for business and economics research academics looking to improve their knowledge of this relatively unknown “success story”, as well as for practitioners in industry looking to optimize their dealings with South Korean business partners.

Author : Chris Zook
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Corporate profits
ISBN : 9781578519514

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Beyond the Core by Chris Zook Pdf

This work shows executives how to grow profitably by finding and focusing on their core business. It shows how they can increase the odds of successful expansion once their core business no longer provides sufficient new growth.

Author : Abigail B. Bakan,Eleanor MacDonald
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2002-03-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773569560

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Critical Political Studies by Abigail B. Bakan,Eleanor MacDonald Pdf

Written as a tribute to the remarkable intellectual career of Colin Leys, the debates in this book deal with some of the most pressing problems confronting the majority of citizens in both first world and third world contexts. Their contributions provide the confidence to pursue new possibilities that permit a more optimistic, if critical, outlook. Topics covered include contemporary debates about globalization and the nation state, African development, prospects for British socialism after Blair, social movements, and current issues in political and social theory. Contributors include Laurie Adkin (University of Alberta), Abigail Bakan, Bruce Berman (Queen's University), Manfred Bienefeld (Carleton University), Alex Callinicos (University of York, UK), Bonnie Campbell (University of Quebec at Montreal), Michael Chege (University of Florida), Radhika Desai (University of Victoria), Lauren Dobell (PhD candidate, Oxford University), Phil Goldman (Queen's University), Banu Helvacioglu (Bilkent University, Turkey), Robert Jessop (University of Lancaster, UK), Colin Leys (emeritus, Queen's University), Eleanor MacDonald, Marguerite Mendell (Concordia University), Leo Panitch (York University), Anne Phillips (London School of Economics and Political Science), and John Saul (Atkinson College, York University).

Author : S. Singh
Publisher : Springer
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-03-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230611016

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Business Practices in Emerging and Re-Emerging Markets by S. Singh Pdf

This book highlights current business practices in the emerging markets of China, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria and UAE, and explains how global competition has created a culture of competitiveness and an era of consumerism. The region-specific issues, tested theories, and empirical evidence make the book of value to both researchers and managers.

Author : Robert H. Bates
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780691210193

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The Development Dilemma by Robert H. Bates Pdf

Reassessing the developing world through the lens of Europe's past Today’s developing nations emerged from the rubble of the Second World War. Only a handful of these countries have subsequently attained a level of prosperity and security comparable to that of the advanced industrial world. The implication is clear: those who study the developing world in order to learn how development can be achieved lack the data to do so. In The Development Dilemma, Robert Bates responds to this challenge by turning to history, focusing on England and France. By the end of the eighteenth century, England stood poised to enter “the great transformation.” France by contrast verged on state failure, and life and property were insecure. Probing the histories of these countries, Bates uncovers a powerful tension between prosperity and security: both may be necessary for development, he argues, but efforts to achieve the one threaten the achievement of the other. A fundamental tension pervades the political economy of development. Bates also argues that while the creation of a central hierarchy—a state—may be necessary to the achievement of development, it is not sufficient. What matters is how the power of the state is used. France and England teach us that in some settings the seizure and redistribution of wealth—not its safeguarding and fostering—is a winning political strategy. These countries also suggest the features that mark those settings—features that appear in nations throughout the developing world. Returning to the present, Bates applies these insights to the world today. Drawing on fieldwork in Zambia and Kenya, and data from around the globe, he demonstrates how the past can help us to understand the performance of nations in today’s developing world.

Author : Mark I. Lichbach
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780472024858

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Is Rational Choice Theory All of Social Science? by Mark I. Lichbach Pdf

Advocates of rational choice theory in political science have been perceived by their critics as attempting to establish an intellectual hegemony in contemporary social science, to the detriment of alternative methods of research. The debate has gained a nonacademic audience, hitting the pages of the New York Times and the New Republic. In the academy, the antagonists have expressed their views in books, journal articles, and at professional conferences. Mark I. Lichbach addresses the question of the place of rational choice theory in the social sciences in general and in political science in particular. He presents a typology of the antagonists as either rationalist, culturalist, or structuralist and offers an insightful examination of the debate. He reveals that the rationalist bid for hegemony and synthesis is rooted in the weaknesses, not the strengths, of rationalist thought. He concludes that the various theoretical camps are unlikely to accept the claimed superiority of the rationalist approach but that this opposition is of value in itself to the social sciences, which requires multiple perspectives to remain healthy. With its penetrating examination of the assumptions and basic arguments of each of the sides to this debate, this book cuts through the partisan rhetoric and provides an essential roadmap for the future of the discipline. Mark I. Lichbach is Professor of Government and Politics, University of Maryland.

Author : Michael Ying-Mao Kav,Denis Fred Simon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315287836

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Taiwan: Beyond the Economic Miracle by Michael Ying-Mao Kav,Denis Fred Simon Pdf

This volume arises from a major conference on issues of importance to the future of Taiwan and the region. With contributions by scholars from Taiwan and the West, the book is divided into sections on: political reform and development on Taiwan, Taiwan's changing political economy, social and environmental issues on Taiwan, Taiwan external relations and the future of Taiwan-PRC relations. Among the many issues addressed within this framework are the evolution of democracy, local politics, Taiwan and the international division of labour, the labour movement, environmentalism, international commercial links and the role of the United States in Taiwan-PRC relations.

Author : Godriver Wanga-Odhiambo
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781498511643

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The Political Economy of Sugar Production in Colonial Kenya by Godriver Wanga-Odhiambo Pdf

This study of Asian agency in colonial Nyanza provides a blueprint to understand the persistent insufficiency in sugar production in post-independence Kenya. This book brings to light issues in broader Kenyan economic history, such as the undercapitalization of peasant farmers and lack of political will to spur agricultural economic development due to the politics of special interest groups.

Author : Dr. Bernie S. Siegel
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-15
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781608683048

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A Book of Miracles by Dr. Bernie S. Siegel Pdf

Heartwarming and Heart-Opening Stories Gathered from Decades of Medical Practice Bernie Siegel first wrote about miracles when he was a practicing surgeon and founded Exceptional Cancer Patients, a groundbreaking synthesis of group, individual, dream, and art therapy that provided patients with a “carefrontation.” Compiled during his more than thirty years of practice, speaking, and teaching, the stories in these pages are riveting, warm, and belief expanding. Their subjects include a girl whose baby brother helped her overcome anorexia, a woman whose cancer helped her heal by teaching her to stand up for herself, and a family that was saved from a burning house by bats. Without diminishing the reality of pain and hardship, the stories show real people turning crisis into blessing by responding to adversity in ways that empower and heal. They demonstrate what we are capable of and show us that we can achieve miracles as we confront life’s difficulties.

Author : Yitta Halberstam,Judith Leventhal
Publisher : Union Square + ORM
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-21
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781454915386

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Small Miracles from Beyond by Yitta Halberstam,Judith Leventhal Pdf

From the New York Times–bestselling authors of Small Miracles, a collection of real stories evidencing our connection to loved ones who have passed on. This uplifting addition to a bestselling series will provide insight and solace to readers through inspiring true stories that demonstrate the soul's immortality. In their eighth compilation, Halberstam and Leventhal move beyond their earlier focus on our mortal world to examine the other side: death and the afterlife. Rich in miracles and extraordinary events, these incredible tales show how the connections forged with our loved ones exist through eternity—and how their intercession with us on earth continues long after they have passed on.

Author : Joon Nak Choi,Yong Suk Lee,Gi-Wook Shin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351183000

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Strategic, Policy and Social Innovation for a Post-Industrial Korea by Joon Nak Choi,Yong Suk Lee,Gi-Wook Shin Pdf

Export-oriented industrialization has transformed the Korean economy so profoundly that it has become known as the "Miracle on the Han." Yet, this industrial model has become fragile, as Korea’s chaebols are being challenged by Chinese competitors. Attempts to seek out new engines of economic growth have failed, or remain underdeveloped, while a looming demographic crisis threatens to exacerbate Korea’s problems. This book outlines a blueprint for overcoming these challenges, moving beyond the business strategies, government policies, and socio-cultural patterns established under export-oriented industrialization. Written by a stellar line-up of international contributors, its central proposition is that social change is needed to support the strategic and operational transformation of the chaebol and SMEs. Specifically, it stresses the need for an appreciation of the gender, national, and ethnic diversity emerging within the Korean workplace today. If properly leveraged, such diversity has the potential to reduce the groupthink that hampers the creativity and responsiveness of Korean firms today, as well as facilitating greater success in overseas markets. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this book will be useful to students and scholars in Korean Studies, as well as those studying business, economics, and sociology more broadly in East Asia.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Developing countries
ISBN : WISC:89047757778

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Forum for Development Studies by Anonim Pdf

Author : Masahiko Aoki,Hyung-Ki Kim,Masahiro Okuno,Masahiro Okuno-Fujiwara
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1997-03-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198292135

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The Role of Government in East Asian Economic Development by Masahiko Aoki,Hyung-Ki Kim,Masahiro Okuno,Masahiro Okuno-Fujiwara Pdf

The role of government in East Asian economic development has been a continuous issue. Two competing views have shaped enquiries into the source of the rapid growth high-performing Asian economies and attempts to derive a general lesson for other developing economies: the market-friendly view, according to which government intervenes little in the market, and the developmental state view, in which it governs the market. What these views share in common is a conception of marketand government as alternative mechanisms for resource allocation. They are distinct only in their judgement of the extent to which market failures have been, and ought to be, remedied by direct government intervention.This collection of essays suggests a breakthrough, third view: the market-enhancing view. Instead of viewing government and the market as mutually exclusive substitutes, it examines the capacity of government policy to facilitate or complement private sector co-ordination. The book starts from the premise that private sector institutions have important comparative advantages over government, in particular in their ability to process information available on site. At the same time, itrecognizes that the capabilities of the private sector are more limited in developing economies. The market-enhancing view thus stresses the mechanisms whereby government policy is directed at improving the ability of the private sector to solve co-ordination problems and overcome other marketimperfections.In presenting the market-enhancing view, the book recognizes the wide diversity of the roles of government across various East Asian economies-including Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and China-and its path-dependant and developmental stage nature.

Author : Masahiko Aoki
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781783476213

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Comparative Institutional Analysis by Masahiko Aoki Pdf

This volume collects 22 articles by Masahiko Aoki, selected from writings published over the course of his 45-year academic career. These fascinating essays cover a range of issues, including mechanism design, comparative governance, corporate governan