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Overview"The lighthearted title symbolizes the subject of the book, the disparity between economic breakthrough and stagnation, a crucial choice for developing countries. As we near the close of the twentieth century, the so-called New World Order remains undefined and its parameters hazy. Amidst all the uncertainty, one thing appears clear - a great many of the advantages that propelled countries forward during the Cold War decades no longer apply. In a world in which economic power is driven by the harnessing of new technological breakthroughs, cheap labor and abundant raw materials will not remain decisive as in the past. Increasingly, developing countries must bridge an ever-widening economic gap to achieve industrial status.New Tigers and Old Elephants examines which factors and attributes will identify ""winners"" hi the development game and which factors are decisive in success and failure alike. ""Winners"" are represented as tigers - countries that are breaking through to a more advanced economic level. In contrast, elephants are countries with sporadic but ultimately disappointing spurts of growth, whose mammoth economies nonetheless permit them to lumber on due to one or two outstanding performing sectors. The tigers of the 1970s were mostly Asian; during the 1980s this group broadened to include Chile, Malaysia, and Thailand. Four chapters of this volume describe the authors' picks for the tigers of the future. This book offers an original and comprehensive approach to development in the economic trenches. It will appeal to teachers and students of international politics, business, and economics, and all those generally interested hi the developmental process." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sophonisba Breckinridge , Jane E. Hughes , David Leith CrumPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: Routledge Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9781560002048ISBN 10: 1560002042 Pages: 297 Publication Date: 30 January 1995 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews<p> The central theme of this book is that the end of the Cold War poses new challenges for developing nations. The Cold War meant that many developing nations had easy access to investment capital, development aid, and modern technology. The end of the Cold War means the end of such superpower generosity... [T]he authors' clearly stated assumptions allow any reader to reach alternative conclusions based on the case studies. In short, the book provides an honest, readable, and provocative introduction to the new rules of the development game. <p> --J. T. Peach, Choice -The central theme of this book is that the end of the Cold War poses new challenges for developing nations. The Cold War meant that many developing nations had easy access to investment capital, development aid, and modern technology. The end of the Cold War means the end of such superpower generosity... [T]he authors' clearly stated assumptions allow any reader to reach alternative conclusions based on the case studies. In short, the book provides an honest, readable, and provocative introduction to the new rules of the development game.- --J. T. Peach, Choice The central theme of this book is that the end of the Cold War poses new challenges for developing nations. The Cold War meant that many developing nations had easy access to investment capital, development aid, and modern technology. The end of the Cold War means the end of such superpower generosity... [T]he authors' clearly stated assumptions allow any reader to reach alternative conclusions based on the case studies. In short, the book provides an honest, readable, and provocative introduction to the new rules of the development game. --J. T. Peach, Choice The central theme of this book is that the end of the Cold War poses new challenges for developing nations. The Cold War meant that many developing nations had easy access to investment capital, development aid, and modern technology. The end of the Cold War means the end of such superpower generosity... [T]he authors' clearly stated assumptions allow any reader to reach alternative conclusions based on the case studies. In short, the book provides an honest, readable, and provocative introduction to the new rules of the development game. --J. T. Peach, Choice Author InformationSophonisba Breckinridge Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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