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This book, through an analysis of case studies in Latin America and Southeast Asia, sets out to understand the form and function of contemporary states seeking to guide and cajole markets, hoping to stimulate economic growth and generate robust development outcomes. In the context of contemporary globalization, and the hegemony of a neoliberal mode of capital accumulation, independent state-directed development has moved away from the reach of many emerging markets. Wylde's analysis reveals that, contrary to much of the literature espousing the 'end of the state', the role of the state in the 21st century development process continues to be of pivotal importance.
List of contents
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Role of the State in Development.- Chapter 3. Globalisation, the State, and Development.- Chapter 4. Developmental Regimes in the Twenty-First Century.- Chapter 5. Argentina under the Kirchner Administrations.- Chapter 6. Argentina's Developmental Regime.- Chapter 7. Malaysian Development since Independence.- Chapter 8. Malaysia's Developmental Regime.- Chapter 9. Developmental Regimes and Emerging Markets.
About the author
Christopher Wylde is Associate Professor of International Relations at Richmond, the American International University in London, UK. He is also Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) at the University of London, UK. His specialisms are post-neoliberalism and developmentalism.
Summary
Argues contrary to the literature espousing the 'end of the state', illustrating that with regards to development, state remains pivotal
Takes Argentina and Malaysia – Latin American and Southeast Asian countries – as case studies
Considers exactly how contemporary states cajole markets, which stimulates economic growth in order to generate robust development outcomes
