Industrialization and Development

by Hewitt, Tom; Johnson, Hazel; Wield, David

• ISBN13: 9780198773337
• ISBN10: 0198773331
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-06-10
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book focuses on the issue of industrialization, and the problems of debt and inequality. It examines the theories behind ways of achieving industrialization, and uses two major case studies - South Korea and Brazil - to illustrate two different theoretical approaches - market theoriesand structuralist theories. The book starts by presenting detailed case studies of the process of industrialization in Brazil and South Korea, from the Second World War to the 1980s. This is followed by an analysis of the contexts and issues arising from the two cases. The authors look at how Brazil and South Korea fit into the international industrial economy; what linkages exist between the debt problem and industrialization, and which technology strategies have beenadopted in practice. In the light of the above case studies and issues, the last part of the book examines the ways in which different theories of development shed light on the possible paths to industrialization pursued by developing countries.

Table of Contents

Map of major countries and cities of the world
Introduction	p. 1
Industrialization and the global economy	p. 13
The international debt crisis: causes, consequences and solutions	p. 41
Brazilian industrialization	p. 66
Industrialization in South Korea	p. 97
Theoretical perspectives	p. 128
(Re-)interpreting Brazil and South Korea	p. 167
Technology and industrialization	p. 201
Gender issues in industrialization	p. 222
Culture and industrialization in Brazil	p. 248
Industrialization and environment	p. 277
Conclusions	p. 303
References	p. 316
Acknowledgements	p. 322
List of acronyms and abbreviations	p. 324
Index	p. 325
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