The Politics of Economic Adjustment by Stephan Haggard, Rober... - 9780691003948

The Politics of Economic AdjustmentInternational Constraints, Distributive Conflicts and the State\nAuthor(s): Stephan Haggard, Robert R. Kaufman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Princeton University Press, United States\nImprint: Princeton University Press\nISBN-13: 9780691003948, 978-0691003948\nSynopsis\nIn the 1980s some developing countries adopted orthodox market-oriented policies in response to international economic crises, others experimented with alternative programs, and still others failed to develop coherent adjustment strategies of any sort. Building on the case studies in Economic Crisis and Policy Choice, these essays offer comparative analysis of these divergent experiences with macroeconomic stabilization and structural adjustment. Barbara Stallings and Miles Kahler explore the external pressures on governments. Peter Evans and John Waterbury examine the role of the state in the adjustment process, Evans through the lens of earlier historical experience with economic .