Globalization and Third-World Socialism - by C Brundenius & J Weeks (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, it appeared that the only option for developing countries was integration into the world economy. Written by a group of international experts, this book investigates the strategies deployed by Cuba and Vietnam to consider whether 'socialism', in some form, offers a viable development alternative.

About the Author

RIKKE FABIENKE Consultant, T&B Consult, Copenhagen MIGUEL ALEJANDRO FIGUERAS Advisor to Minister of Tourism ANTONIO ROMERO GÓMEZ Director, Centre for Research on the International Economy, Havana, Cuba PEDRO MONREAL GONZALES Senior Researcher, Centre for Research on the International Economy and Professor of Economics, University of Havana GEORGE IRVIN Associate Professor, Institute for Social Studies, the Hague, Netherlands ARI KOKKO Professor of International Business, Abo Akademi University, Abo, Finland RAYMOND MALLON Advisor, Central Institute for Economic Management, Hanoi, Vietnam ADAM MC CARTY Economic Consultant based in Hanoi RICHARD NEWFARMER Lead Specialist, Chief Economist's Office, East Asia Region, World Bank MONA ROSENDAHL Assistant Professor in Social Anthropology, Stockholm University, Sweden STEIN TØNNESSON Professor of Human Development Studies, Centre of Development and Environment, University of Oslo, Norway ANGIE NGOC TRAN Assistant Professor, Social and Behavioural Sciences Centre, California State University, Monterey Bay