HOW REGIONS DIFFER

The cross-class coalitions formed during these realignments were also conducive to import-substitution industrialization (ISI), which contributed to labor-market dualism among urban workers and to well-known biases against agriculture. [...] the structural characteristics of import-substituting econ...

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Published in:Journal of democracy 2009-10, Vol.20 (4), p.64-78
Main Authors: Haggard, Stephan, Kaufman, Robert R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Democratic consolidation
Democratization
Developing countries
Economic Crises
Human capital
Insurance coverage
International finance
International society
Latin America
Political economy
Politicians
Politics
Post-communist societies
Reform
Regional economics
Regional variation
Social Policy
Sustainable development
Transition economies
Upward mobility
Welfare
Welfare State
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Summary:The cross-class coalitions formed during these realignments were also conducive to import-substitution industrialization (ISI), which contributed to labor-market dualism among urban workers and to well-known biases against agriculture. [...] the structural characteristics of import-substituting economies tended to sharpen income inequalities while reducing incentives for governments, firms, and workers to invest in education and other means of improving the quality of human capital.
ISSN:1045-5736
1086-3214
DOI:10.1353/jod.0.0122