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Development models in Muslim contexts : Chinese, "Islamic" and neo-liberal alternatives / edited by Robert Springborg.

Contributor(s): Language: English Series: Exploring Muslim contextsPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2009Description: 266 p. ill. 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780748639687
  • 0748639683
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.90091767 22
LOC classification:
  • HC499
Other classification:
  • Qad
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Recent discussions of the 'Chinese economic development model', the emergence of an alternative 'Muslim model' over the past quarter century and the faltering globalisation of the 'Washington Consensus' all point to the need to investigate more systematically the nature of these models and their competitive attractions. This is especially the case in the Muslim world which both spans different economic and geographic categories and is itself the progenitor of a development model. The 'Chinese model' has attracted the greatest attention in step with that country's phenomenal growth and therefore provides the primary focus for this book. This volume examines the characteristics of this model and its reception in two major regions of the world - Africa and Latin America. It also investigates the current competition over development models across Muslim contexts. The question of which model or models, if any, will guide development in Muslim majority countries is vital not only for them, but for the world as a whole. This is the first political economy study to address this vital question as well as the closely related issue of the centrality of governance to development.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Dawson

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction: The Lure of Development Models (p. 1)
  • Part 1 The Chinese Model and Its Global Reception
  • 1 A China Model or Just a Broken Mould? (p. 13)
  • 2 Latin America's View of China: Interest, but Scepticism (p. 26)
  • 3 The China Model in Africa: A New Brand of Developmentalism (p. 47)
  • Part 2 The Chinese Model and its Competitors in the Muslim World
  • 4 Learning the Right Lessons from Beijing: A Model for the Arab World? (p. 85)
  • 5 Towards an Islamic Model for the Middle East and North Africa? (p. 115)
  • 6 Democracy, Development and Political Islam: Comparing Iran and Turkey (p. 138)
  • Part 3 The Role of Governance in Development Models
  • 7 Can the East Asian Developmental State be Replicated? The Case of Malaysia (p. 153)
  • 8 Governance and Development: A Case Study of Pakistan (p. 180)
  • 9 Is "Good Governance" an Appropriate Model for Governance Reforms? The Relevance of East Asia for Developing Muslim Countries (p. 195)
  • Conclusion: Not Washington, Beijing nor Mecca: The Limitations of Development Models (p. 231)
  • About the Contributors (p. 257)
  • Index (p. 261)