Industrialisation and globalisation : theory and evidence from developing countries

In a refreshingly accessible style John Weiss presents a survey of industrialization in developing countries since 1945, as well as a study of the predominant theories of industrial growth in the Third World. This authoritative text analyzes: * the possibility of different paths to industrialization * the dominant neoclassical view and the challenges to this orthodoxy * the importance of small scale industry * the priority of technological change to industrialization. At a time when globalization is becoming an increasingly controversial phenomenon, this book offers a powerful argument that despite potential difficulties with market access, integration with the world market offers developing countries the opportunity for future growth via industrialization. This book presents a survey of industrialization in developing countries since 1945, as well as offering a study of the predominant theories of industrial growth in the Third World. This authoritative text analyses: the possibility of different paths to industrialization, the dominant Neoclassical view and the challenges to this orthodoxy, the importance of small scale industry, and the importance of technological change for industrialization. At a time when globalization is becoming an increasingly controversial phenomenon, this book offers a powerful argument that, despite potential difficulties with market access, integration with world markets offers developing countries the opportunity for future growth via industrialization. "Industrialization and Globalization" will be vital reading for students and academics involved in development economics as well as being indispensable to policy-makers In a refreshingly accessible style John Weiss presents a survey of industrialization in developing countries since 1945, as well as a study of the predominant theories of industrial growth in the Third World. This authoritative text analyzes:
* the possibility of different paths to industrialization
* the dominant neoclassical view and the challenges to this orthodoxy
* the importance of small scale industry
* the priority of technological change to industrialization.
At a time when globalization is becoming an increasingly controversial phenomenon, this book offers a powerful argument that despite potential difficulties with market access, integration with the world market offers developing countries the opportunity for future growth via industrialization. "At a time when globalisation is becoming an increasingly controversial phenomenon, this book offers a powerful argument that, despite potential difficulties with market access, integration with world markets offers developing countries the opportunity for future growth via industrialisation." "This book will be for students and academics involved in development economics and to policy makers."--BOOK JACKET Industrialisation and Globalisation presents a survey of industrialization in developing countries since 1945, as well as a study of the predominant theories of industrial growth in the Third World