The postwar economic and social development experiences of East Asia and Latin America provide a fascinating opportunity to test development theories and learn more about the complex interrelationships that exist between economic and social policies. This collection of studies, written by researchers from these regions, as well as from Japan and the US, aims to provide a fresh insight on the unequal impact of development policies in both regions. The book is divided into three parts. The first deals with broad issues of relevance to every country in the two regions. The second part contains country studies, with chapters devoted to Brazil, Chile, Korea, Malaysia and Mexico. The third and final part consists of three comparative papers examining pairs of countries in more detail: Brazil and Korea, Chile and Malaysia, and Indonesia and Mexico. These chapters draw on the broad issues as well as the country studies presented in Parts I and II.
List of Figures and Tables Preface Notes on the Contributors Introduction; A.Hosono & N.Saavedra-Rivano PART ONE: CENTRAL THEMES The Roles of State and Market in the Development Process, with Special Reference to the East Asian Miracle; A.Hosono Growth and Equity; N.Saavedra-Rivano Structural Adjustment in East Asia and Latin America: a Selective Literature Review; B.Stallings PART TWO: COUNTRY EXPERIENCES Economic Development: the Brazilian Experience; F.de Holanda Barbosa Two Decades of Economic Policy in Chile; A.Mizala Future Economic Policy Challenges in Chile; C.Budnevich & F.Morande Structural Adjustment and Economic Growth in Mexico; R.McCleery Economic Reform and Government-Business Relations in Korea: Toward an Institutional Approach; J.Yeom Export-led Economic Development: the Malaysian Model; M.Ariff & M.Zainal-Abidin PART THREE: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS From Promising Beginnings to Divergent Paths: Brazil and Korea; N.Saavedra-Rivano Successful Models of East Asia and Latin America: Malaysia and Chile; A.Hosono Economic Liberalization in One-party Dominant States: Indonesia and Mexico; J.Jaquette Index