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Overview
Much of the current debate about development has pitted proponents of unfettered markets against advocates of developmental states. Yet, often what best explains variations in economic performance among developing countries is not markets or states but rather the character of relations between business and government. The contributors to Business and the State in Developing Countries identify a range of close, collaborative relations between bureaucrats and capitalists which enhance elements of economic performance and defy conventional expectations that such relations lead ineluctably to rent-seeking, corruption, and collusion. All based on extensive field research, the essays contrast collaborative and collusive relations in a wide range of developing countries, most of them in Latin America and Asia, and isolate the conditions under which collaboration is most likely to emerge and survive. The contributors highlight the crucial roles played by capable bureaucracies and strong business associations.Editorials
From the Publisher
"An outstanding set of essays that are integrated with a success all too unusual in edited collections."-Frederick Stirton Weaver, Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs"Sylvia Maxfield and Ben Schneider have collected a set of uniformly excellent essays. . . . An excellent volume."-David Waldner, Political Science Quarterly
"Provides a very informative and useful set of research results on the experiences of developing country in government-business interactions. . . . Also provides a wealth of interesting materials and findings in a manner lucid and accessible to a wide audience. . . . A thought-provoking book. . . . Highly valuable not only to specialists in the field, but also to the students interested in the political economy of Third World."-The Journal of Asian Studies