Cutting the Gordian Knot of Economic Reform - When and How International Institutions Help

Zusatztext Baccini and Urpelainen marshal an impressive array of evidence to support a novel and surprising theory of the dynamics of economic reform. Preferential trading agreements are not merely steps towards incremental trade liberalization. Instead, PTAs are important levers of domestic reform, allowing leaders to do two things: make credible commitments that they otherwise could not and buy support from interests who would otherwise be implacably opposed. Informationen zum Autor Leonardo Baccini is Assistant Professor of International Political Economy at the London School of Economics and Political Science Johannes Urpelainen is Associate Professor of Political Science at Columbia University. Klappentext During the past two decades, governments across the developing world have implemented many liberal economic reforms. Cutting the Gordian Knot of Economic Reform shows that international institutions ¿ formal agreements that govern policy formation in member states ¿ made possible some of the most important reforms in developing countries. Zusammenfassung During the past two decades, governments across the developing world have implemented many liberal economic reforms. Cutting the Gordian Knot of Economic Reform shows that international institutions -- formal agreements that govern policy formation in member states -- made possible some of the most important reforms in developing countries. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures List of Tables Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. When and How International Institutions Promote Economic Reform Chapter 3. Preferential Trading Agreements as Helpful International Institutions Chapter 4. Design of Preferential Trading Agreements Chapter 5. Formation of Preferential Trading Agreements Chapter 6. Economic Reform and Preferential Trading Agreements Chapter 7. Explaining Economic Reform in Croatia and South Africa Chapter 8. Agreements and Reforms without Democratization: Chile and Columbia Chapter 9. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index ...

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• Authors: Leonardo Baccini, Leonardo (Assistant Professor of Internat Baccini, Leonardo (Assistant Professor of International Political Economy Baccini, Leonardo Urpelainen Baccini, Baccini Leonardo, Johannes Urpelainen, Johannes (Assistant Professor of Political Science Urpelainen, Urpelainen Johannes
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.01.2015
• EAN: 9780199388998
• ISBN: 978-0-19-938899-8
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Self-tuition materials (general); Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, economic growth, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies