Political Conflict and Development in East Asia and Latin America

Long run processes of socio-economic change generate prodigious problems of social conflict and social control and governments responsible for these processes must therefore manage the resultant conflict. Consequently, the success or failure of a governments management of such conflicts is a crucial factor in development outcomes. This volume investigates the political struggle for development specifically in two vital regions - East Asia and Latin America. This analysis calls into question the dominant emphasis on institutional and cultural bases for stable growth. A careful historical account of the two regions is presented which permits the rigorous testing of conventional wisdoms regarding development. Of importance to a broad range of academics in the spheres of development studies, politics, political economy and sociology, this book will also make an interesting read for those with a general interest in these areas.Boyd, Ricard is the author of 'Political Conflict and Development in East Asia and Latin America ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780415363181 and ISBN 0415363187.