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Deals and Development : The Political Dynamics of Growth Episodes.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (358 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780192521668
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 338.9/0091724
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Contents:
Intro -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Contributors -- 1. Deals and Development: An Introduction to the Conceptual Framework -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 What Are the Basic Facts About Growth that a Theory of Growth Should Explain? -- 1.3 Institutions and Rents -- 1.4 A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Boom and Bust Growth -- 1.5 Case Study Countries -- 2. Deals and Development in a Resource-Dependent, Fragile State: The Political Economy of Growth in Liberia, 1960-2014 -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Growth Episodes and Political Settlements -- 2.3 Deals, Rents, and Settlements During the Growth Episodes -- 2.4 Conclusion -- 3. Powerbrokers and Patronage: Why Malawi Has Failed to Structurally Transform and Deliver Inclusive Growth -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Overview of Growth and Structural Transformation -- 3.3 Evolution of Malawi's Deals Space, Rents Space, and Political Settlement -- 3.4 The Nature of Deals in the Rents Space -- 3.5 Conclusion and Policy Insights -- 4. Navigating the Deals World: The Politics of Economic Growth in Bangladesh -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Growth Episodes and Structural Change -- 4.3 Political Context of Growth Episodes in Bangladesh -- 4.4 Deals Environment in the RMG Sector -- 4.5. Future Trajectory -- 4.6 Conclusion -- 5. Not Minding the Gap: Unbalanced Growth and the Hybrid Political Settlement in Cambodia -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Growth and Structural Transformation -- 5.3 Politics of Economic Growth in Cambodia -- 5.4 Evolution of the Deals Environment in Cambodia -- 5.5 Political Dynamics of Growth Maintenance -- 5.6 Conclusion -- 6. Political Settlements and Structural Change: Why Growth Has Not Been Transformational in Ghana -- 6.1 Introduction.
6.2 Ghana's Growth Episodes -- 6.3 Explanation of the Growth Episodes -- 6.4 Conclusion -- 7. Dominance and Deals in Africa: How Politics Shapes Uganda's Transition from Growth to Transformation -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Shifting Political Settlement in Uganda: From Colonial Origins to the Present -- 7.3 From Sustained Growth to Structural Transformation? -- 7.4 Deals Environment in Uganda Today -- 7.5 Politics of Growth Maintenance -- 7.6 Conclusion and Recommendations -- 8. The Disorder of 'Miracle Growth' in Rwanda: Understanding the Limitations of Transitions to Open Ordered Development -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Overview of Growth and Structural Transformation Experience -- 8.3 Historical Evolution of Political Settlements in Rwanda -- 8.4 Studying the Rents Space -- 8.5 A Characterization of the Deals Space -- 8.6 Conclusion -- 9. The Stroll, the Trot, and the Sprint of the Elephant: Understanding Indian Growth Episodes -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Growth Episodes -- 9.3 Explaining the Growth Episodes -- 9.4 Conclusion -- 10. The Politics of Structural (De)Transformation: The Unravelling of Malaysia and Thailand's Dualistic Deals Strategies -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Economic Growth and Structural Transformation in Malaysia and Thailand -- 10.3 The Growth Acceleration Episodes in Malaysia and Thailand -- 10.4 Deceleration Episodes in Malaysia and Thailand -- 10.5 Conclusion -- 11. Searching for a 'Recipe' for Episodic Development -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 What Ignites Economic Growth? -- 11.3 Why is Maintaining Growth a Challenge? -- 11.4 Political Settlements, Rents, and Deals -- 11.5 Feedback Loops -- 11.6 Transnational Factors -- 11.7 What Do Our Findings Imply for Development Thinking and Policy? -- 11.8 Future Research -- Index.
Summary: When are developing countries able to initiate periods of rapid growth and why have so few been able to sustain growth over decades? This book provides a novel conceptual framework built from a political economy of business-government relations and applies it to nine countries across Africa and Asia, drawing actionable policy recommendations.
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Intro -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Contributors -- 1. Deals and Development: An Introduction to the Conceptual Framework -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 What Are the Basic Facts About Growth that a Theory of Growth Should Explain? -- 1.3 Institutions and Rents -- 1.4 A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Boom and Bust Growth -- 1.5 Case Study Countries -- 2. Deals and Development in a Resource-Dependent, Fragile State: The Political Economy of Growth in Liberia, 1960-2014 -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Growth Episodes and Political Settlements -- 2.3 Deals, Rents, and Settlements During the Growth Episodes -- 2.4 Conclusion -- 3. Powerbrokers and Patronage: Why Malawi Has Failed to Structurally Transform and Deliver Inclusive Growth -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Overview of Growth and Structural Transformation -- 3.3 Evolution of Malawi's Deals Space, Rents Space, and Political Settlement -- 3.4 The Nature of Deals in the Rents Space -- 3.5 Conclusion and Policy Insights -- 4. Navigating the Deals World: The Politics of Economic Growth in Bangladesh -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Growth Episodes and Structural Change -- 4.3 Political Context of Growth Episodes in Bangladesh -- 4.4 Deals Environment in the RMG Sector -- 4.5. Future Trajectory -- 4.6 Conclusion -- 5. Not Minding the Gap: Unbalanced Growth and the Hybrid Political Settlement in Cambodia -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Growth and Structural Transformation -- 5.3 Politics of Economic Growth in Cambodia -- 5.4 Evolution of the Deals Environment in Cambodia -- 5.5 Political Dynamics of Growth Maintenance -- 5.6 Conclusion -- 6. Political Settlements and Structural Change: Why Growth Has Not Been Transformational in Ghana -- 6.1 Introduction.

6.2 Ghana's Growth Episodes -- 6.3 Explanation of the Growth Episodes -- 6.4 Conclusion -- 7. Dominance and Deals in Africa: How Politics Shapes Uganda's Transition from Growth to Transformation -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Shifting Political Settlement in Uganda: From Colonial Origins to the Present -- 7.3 From Sustained Growth to Structural Transformation? -- 7.4 Deals Environment in Uganda Today -- 7.5 Politics of Growth Maintenance -- 7.6 Conclusion and Recommendations -- 8. The Disorder of 'Miracle Growth' in Rwanda: Understanding the Limitations of Transitions to Open Ordered Development -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Overview of Growth and Structural Transformation Experience -- 8.3 Historical Evolution of Political Settlements in Rwanda -- 8.4 Studying the Rents Space -- 8.5 A Characterization of the Deals Space -- 8.6 Conclusion -- 9. The Stroll, the Trot, and the Sprint of the Elephant: Understanding Indian Growth Episodes -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Growth Episodes -- 9.3 Explaining the Growth Episodes -- 9.4 Conclusion -- 10. The Politics of Structural (De)Transformation: The Unravelling of Malaysia and Thailand's Dualistic Deals Strategies -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Economic Growth and Structural Transformation in Malaysia and Thailand -- 10.3 The Growth Acceleration Episodes in Malaysia and Thailand -- 10.4 Deceleration Episodes in Malaysia and Thailand -- 10.5 Conclusion -- 11. Searching for a 'Recipe' for Episodic Development -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 What Ignites Economic Growth? -- 11.3 Why is Maintaining Growth a Challenge? -- 11.4 Political Settlements, Rents, and Deals -- 11.5 Feedback Loops -- 11.6 Transnational Factors -- 11.7 What Do Our Findings Imply for Development Thinking and Policy? -- 11.8 Future Research -- Index.

When are developing countries able to initiate periods of rapid growth and why have so few been able to sustain growth over decades? This book provides a novel conceptual framework built from a political economy of business-government relations and applies it to nine countries across Africa and Asia, drawing actionable policy recommendations.

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