Developing Nations
Developing Nations | Globalization Harms Developing Nations’ Economies
About the author: Dani Rodrik is a professor of international political economy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Advocates of global economic integration hold out utopian visions of the prosperity that developing countries will reap if they open their borders to commerce and capital. This hollow promise diverts poor nations’ attention and resources from the key domestic innovations needed to spur economic growth.
A senior U.S. Treasury official recently urged Mexico’s government to work harder to reduce violent crime because “such...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: What Are the Problems Facing Developing Nations?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Poverty Is a Serious Problem in Developing Nations
- Hunger Is a Serious Problem in Developing Nations
- Obesity Is a Growing Problem in Developing Nations
- Abusive Child Labor Is a Problem in Developing Nations
- Air Pollution Is a Serious Problem in Developing Nations
- Infectious Disease Is a Serious Problem in Developing Nations
- Chapter 2:Will Globalization Harm Developing Nations?
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Chapter 3: Should Industrialized Nations Play an Active Role in the Developing World?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- The United States Should Increase Its Efforts to Aid Developing Nations
- Foreign Aid Benefits Developing Nations
- Debt Relief Can Help Developing Nations Overcome Poverty
- The United States Should Support Family Planning Services in Developing Nations
- The United States Should Not Increase Foreign Aid to Developing Nations
- Debt Relief Will Not Help Developing Nations Overcome Poverty
- The United States Should Not Support Family Planning Services in Developing Nations
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Chapter 4: Can Democracy Succeed in Developing Nations?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Democracy Can Succeed in Developing Nations
- Democracy Can Succeed in the Arab World
- The United States Should Promote Democracy in Developing Nations
- Some Developing Nations Do Not Have Cultures That Support Democracy
- There Are Serious Obstacles to Freedom in the Arab World
- International Efforts to Promote Democracy in Developing Nations Are Sometimes Counterproductive
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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