State-Directed Development: Political Power and Industrialization in the Global Periphery

Why have some developing countries industrialized and become more prosperous rapidly while others have not? Focusing on South Korea, Brazil, India, and Nigeria, this study compares the characteristics of fairly functioning states and explains why states in some parts of the developing world are more effective.

Softcover. English. Orbit. 2004. ISBN: 9780521545259. 466pp. Good condition in softcover. Book No: 50887