Industrial Development for the 21st Century

by O'Connor, David; Kjöllerström, Mónica

• ISBN13: 9781848130272
• ISBN10: 1848130279
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-15
• Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS

Summary

Industrial Development for the 21st century examines the new challenges and opportunities for developing countries arising from globalization, technological change and new international trade rules. It covers the traditional points of entry for late industrializers like textiles and clothing. The book also analyzes the increase in knowledge intensity across all spheres of economic activity, including agriculture and services, which can offer promising development paths for some developing countries. It concludes by addressing the social and environmental aspects of industrial development and examines how policies to promote industrial energy and materials efficiency can have positive impacts on both the environmental and financial performance of firms.

Author Biography

David O'Connor is Chief of the Policy Integration and Analysis Branch of the United Nations Division for Sustainable Development in the Department for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). Mónica Kjöllerström is a Sustainable Development Affairs Officer at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) in New York.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction: The corporate spread

Why Poor Countries 'Want' the Corporations

The Agri-corporations: From production to trade

Agri-commodities Take their Toll

Health: The poor take the corporate pill

Services

Water: The corporate tap

Services

Tourism: The great illusion

Extracting Logs and Fish

Mining the Poor

Manufactured Goods: Poverty amid the glitz

Energy: No force for the poor

The Corporate Persuaders

Tackling the Power: Corporate by-pass

Conclusion

Notes

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