Crony Capitalism and Economic Growth in Latin America

Crony Capitalism and Economic Growth in Latin America
Author: Stephen Haber
Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2013-11-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0817999663

Crony capitalism systems—in which those close to political policymakers receive favors allowing them to earn returns far above market value—are a fundamental feature of the economies of Latin America. Haber and his expert contributors draw from case studies in Mexico, Brazil, and other countries around the world to examine the causes and consequences of cronyism.

Crony Capitalism and Economic Growth in Latin America: Theory and Evidence

Crony Capitalism and Economic Growth in Latin America: Theory and Evidence
Author: Stephen H. Haber
Publisher: Hoover Press
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2002
Genre: Capitalism
ISBN: 9780817999636

Crony capitalism systems?in which those close to political policymakers receive favors allowing them to earn returns far above market value?are a fundamental feature of the economies of Latin America. Haber and his expert contributors draw from case studies in Mexico, Brazil, and other countries around the world to examine the causes and consequences of cronyism.

China’s Crony Capitalism

China’s Crony Capitalism
Author: Minxin Pei
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2016-10-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0674737296

China’s efforts to modernize yielded a kleptocracy characterized by corruption, wealth inequality, and social tensions. Rejecting conventional platitudes about the resilience of Party rule, Minxin Pei gathers unambiguous evidence that beneath China’s facade of ever-expanding prosperity and power lies a Leninist state in an advanced stage of decay.

Crony Capitalism

Crony Capitalism
Author: David C. Kang
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2002-01-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521004084

Even in Korea, corruption was far greater than the conventional wisdom allows - so rampant was corruption that we cannot dismiss it; rather, we need to explain it."--BOOK JACKET.

Russia's Crony Capitalism

Russia's Crony Capitalism
Author: Anders Aslund
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2019-05-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 030024486X

A penetrating look into the extreme plutocracy Vladimir Putin has created and its implications for Russia’s future This insightful study explores how the economic system Vladimir Putin has developed in Russia works to consolidate control over the country. By appointing his close associates as heads of state enterprises and by giving control of the FSB and the judiciary to his friends from the KGB, he has enriched his business friends from Saint Petersburg with preferential government deals. Thus, Putin has created a super wealthy and loyal plutocracy that owes its existence to authoritarianism. Much of this wealth has been hidden in offshore havens in the United States and the United Kingdom, where companies with anonymous owners and black money transfers are allowed to thrive. Though beneficial to a select few, this system has left Russia’s economy in untenable stagnation, which Putin has tried to mask through military might.

Crony Capitalism in India

Crony Capitalism in India
Author: Naresh Khatri
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2017-07-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1137582871

Crony Capitalism in India provides a comprehensive and scholarly examination of the important topic of crony capitalism, filling an important gap in the market. Bringing together experts from various backgrounds, it addresses the key underpinnings of this complex and multifarious issue. Given the emergent nature of the Indian economy, this book provides important information for decision makers in both government and business to help establish a robust institutional framework that is so desperately needed both in India and globally.

Crony Capitalism in the Middle East

Crony Capitalism in the Middle East
Author: Ishac Diwan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 463
Release: 2019
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 019879987X

This volume provides new perspectives on crony capitalism in the Middle East. It draws on rich empirical information on the activities of political connected firms in the economy and their impact on private sector development in the region.

The Great Deformation

The Great Deformation
Author: David Stockman
Publisher: Public Affairs
Total Pages: 770
Release: 2013-04-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1586489127

A former Michigan congressman and member of the Reagan administration describes how interference in the financial markets has contributed to the national debt and has damaging and lasting repercussions.

Cleft Capitalism

Cleft Capitalism
Author: Amr Adly
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2020-06-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 150361221X

Egypt has undergone significant economic liberalization under the auspices of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, USAID, and the European Commission. Yet after more than four decades of economic reform, the Egyptian economy still fails to meet popular expectations for inclusive growth, better standards of living, and high-quality employment. While many analysts point to cronyism and corruption, Amr Adly finds the root causes of this stagnation in the underlying social and political conditions of economic development. Cleft Capitalism offers a new explanation for why market-based development can fail to meet expectations: small businesses in Egypt are not growing into medium and larger businesses. The practical outcome of this missing middle syndrome is the continuous erosion of the economic and social privileges once enjoyed by the middle classes and unionized labor, without creating enough winners from market making. This in turn set the stage for alienation, discontent, and, finally, revolt. With this book, Adly uncovers both an institutional explanation for Egypt's failed market making, and sheds light on the key factors of arrested economic development across the Global South.

The State of State Reforms in Latin America

The State of State Reforms in Latin America
Author: Eduardo Lora
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2006-10-23
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0821365762

Latin America suffered a profound state crisis in the 1980s, which prompted not only the wave of macroeconomic and deregulation reforms known as the Washington Consensus, but also a wide variety of institutional or 'second generation' reforms. 'The State of State Reform in Latin America' reviews and assesses the outcomes of these less studied institutional reforms. This book examines four major areas of institutional reform: a. political institutions and the state organization; b. fiscal institutions, such as budget, tax and decentralization institutions; c. public institutions in charge of sectoral economic policies (financial, industrial, and infrastructure); and d. social sector institutions (pensions, social protection, and education). In each of these areas, the authors summarize the reform objectives, describe and measure their scope, assess the main outcomes, and identify the obstacles for implementation, especially those of an institutional nature.