This article investigates the coalitional bases of authoritarian rule to explain striking variation
in adjustment policy to the Asian Financial Crisis in Indonesia and Malaysia. Given currency …

What political conditions facilitate market-oriented reform? Prior research suggests that
neoliberal policies are inherently unpopular, politically hazardous, and consequently …

A country does not have to be deemed fit for democracy; rather, it has to become fit through
democracy. This is indeed a momentous change, extending the potential reach of …

Nigeria, once a resourceful regional power, has been caught in a spiral of economic and
political decay. This once-promising nation is now seen as an international pariah, partly as …

Foreign policy-makers from an increasing number of OECD countries have recently begun
enacting policies that link the granting of development aid to the establishment of democracy …

" By using primary quantitative data and stringent statistical analysis. Ole Norgaard
demonstrates that there is no universally applicable economic reform strategy and that …

This study addresses the transformation of the South Korean developmental state since the
early 1990s in relation to globalization and neoliberal restructuring. First, several key …

This book is the first major exploration of Indian political economy using a constructivist
approach. Arguing that India's open-economy policy was made, justified, and continued on …

The general perception of the garment and textile industry in the global South is fueled only
by images of dismal labor conditions and unsuitable factories, descriptions of labor clashes …

In the 1980s many developing countries began to recognize that restrictive trade policies
can constrain growth. To facilitate trade and integration into the world economy, many …