Trade policy and industrialization in turbulent times [[electronic resource] /] / edited by G.K. Helleiner

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779808503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2003
• ISBN: 1-134-84297-X; 1-280-33065-1; 0-203-07040-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (588 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): HelleinerGerald K
• Disciplina: 382/.3/091724
• Soggetti: Industrial promotion - Developing countries; Developing countries Commercial policy; Developing countries Commerce; Developing countries Economic policy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; INTRODUCTION; GROWTH AND INDUSTRIALIZATION SINCE 1965 A comparative study of fourteen countries; IMPORT COMPRESSION, PRODUCTIVITY SLOWDOWN AND MANUFACTURED EXPORT DYNAMISM Brazil, 1975 90; THE CHILEAN TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND EXPORT EXPANSION PROCESS 1974 90; TRADE POLICY AND INDUSTRIALIZATION IN COLOMBIA, 1967 91; MEXICO'S TRADE AND INDUSTRIALIZATION EXPERIENCE SINCE 1960 A reconsideration of past policies and assessment of current reforms; TRADE POLICY, INDUSTRIALIZATION AND PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN PERU An overview of the 1970's and 1980'sTRADE AND INDUSTRIALIZATION IN BANGLADESH An assessment; 9 THE ROLE OF TRADE POLICY IN INDIAN INDUSTRIALIZATION; TRADE AND INDUSTRIALIZATION POLICIES IN KOREA An overview; INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING AND PERFORMANCE IN MALAYSIA; TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL POLICIES AND EXPERIENCE IN SRI LANKA; TRADE AND INDUSTRIALIZATION POLICY AND PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN THAILAND; TRADE AND INDUSTRIALIZATION IN TURKEY Initial ; conditions, policy and performance in the 1980's; TRADE AND MACROECONOMIC POLICIES AND THE INDUSTRIALIZATION EXPERIENCE IN KENYA IN THE 1970's AND 1980's TRADE AND INDUSTRIALIZATION IN TANZANIA A review of experience and issues; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The relationship between trade policy and industrialization has provoked much controversy. Can trade policy promote economic growth in developing countries? Those actively working in the area are becoming increasingly skeptical about the conventional advice given by international policy advisors and organizations. This volume builds upon earlier theoretical and empirical research on trade policy and industrialization but is the first cross-the-board attempt to review developing country experiences in this realm for twenty years. The experience of fourteen developing countries in the 1970's