Institutional Challenges at the Early Stages of Development : Lessons from a Multi-Country Study

Despite strong interest in the role of institutions; methods of operation, underlying political forces and their precise nature are still misunderstood.

Partial analysis of specific aspects of public interventions simplified historical examples, or rough cross-country relationships tend to be the main guides to policy recommendations.

Along with four in-depth country studies, published in companion volumes, Institutional Challenges at the Early Stages of Development gives a thorough review of the experiences of South Korea and Taiwan, offering a new perspective for identifying critical institutional issues.

Including those related to state-business relations and the economic structure, and its transformation, analytical tools and concept are provided to help diagnose important hurdles at the early stage of a country's development.

This title is also available as Open Access.