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Zusatztext Nations are not destined to fail, however most fail to be successful. The case studies in this book provide both aspiration and insights on how to guide a nation away from failure towards success. This book will become an essential reading for scholars and for policy makers in developing countries, international development community, and in developed countries as well. Informationen zum Autor Augustin K. Fosu is also Visiting Scholar at the University of Ghana-Legon and honorary Research Associate at Oxford University (CSAE) and the University of Manchester (BWPI). Previous positions include: Director (Economic and Social Policy Division) and Senior Policy Advisor /Chief Economist at the UN Economic Commission for Africa and Director of Research at the African Economic Research Consortium. He holds a PhD in economics from Northwestern University. Professor Fosu is co-editor of the Journal of African Economies (Oxford) and serves on the editorial boards of many other journals, including: African Development Review, Journal of Development Studies, Oxford Development Studies, World Bank Economic Review, and World Development. Klappentext This book presents a global sample of country cases of successful development strategies, and seeks to delineate the root causes of success: initial conditions, local and international factors, relative contributions by domestic and external agents, as well as the prognosis of challenges for the future. Zusammenfassung This book presents a global sample of country cases of successful development strategies, and seeks to delineate the root causes of success: initial conditions, local and international factors, relative contributions by domestic and external agents, as well as the prognosis of challenges for the future. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Augustin K. Fosu: Achieving Development Success: Synthesis of Strategies and Lessons from the Developing World Part I: East Asia and the Pacific (South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam) 2: Keun Lee: How Can Korea be a Role Model for Catch-up Development? A 'Capability-based View' 3: K.S. Jomo and Chong Hui Wee: Lessons from Post-colonial Malaysian Economic Development 4: Peter Warr: Thailand's Development Strategy and Growth Performance 5: John Thoburn: Vietnam as a Role Model for Development 6: Haider A. Khan: Development Strategies: Lessons from the Experiences of South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam Part II: The Emerging Asian Giants (India and China) 7: Nirvikar Singh: Democracy, Diversity, and Development: India's Strategy and Outcomes 8: Yang Yao: The Disinterested Government: An Interpretation of China's Economic Success in the Reform Era 9: Amelia U. Santos-Paulino: Country Role Models of Development Success: Lessons from China and India Part III: Sub-Saharan Africa (Botswana, Mauritius, South Africa, and Ghana? 10: James Robinson: Botswana as a Role Model for Country Success 11: Arvind Subramanian: The Mauritian Success Story and its Lessons 12: Mats Lundahl and Lennart Petersson: Post-Apartheid South Africa: An Economic Success Story? 13: Augustin K. Fosu: Country Role Models for Development Success: The Ghana Case 14: Wim Naudé: Development Progress in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Botswana, Ghana, Mauritius, and South Africa Part IV: Latin America and the Caribbean (Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic) 15: Luiz de Mello: Brazil's Growth Performance: Achievements and Prospects 16: Andrés Solimano: Three Decades of Neoliberal Economics in Chile: Achievements, Failures, and Dilemmas 17: Alberto Trejos: Country Role Models for Development Success: The Case of Costa Rica 18: Susan Pozo, José Sanchez-Fung, and Amelia U. Santos-Paulino: Economic Development Strategies in the Dominican Republic 19: Eliana Cardoso: Between Past and Future of Latin America: Lessons from Brazil, ...
