Structural Conflict: The Third World Against Global Liberalism (Studies in International Political Economy, 12) [Paperback]

Stephen D. Krasner (Author)

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A perceptive synthesis of the major issues and concepts relating to Third World development and North-South relations. Its breadth is impressive. -- Choice

Conceptually sophisticated and intellectually challenging. -- Third World Quarterly

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• Paperback: 363 pages
• Publisher: University of California Press (June 12, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0520054784
• ISBN-13: 978-0520054783
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,143,117 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, August 31, 2011

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This review is from: Structural Conflict: The Third World Against Global Liberalism (Studies in International Political Economy, 12) (Paperback)

This not a famous books in economics and economic-sociology for nothing.
Absolute useful to understand the social and political pressures involved in international negotiations

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3.0 out of 5 stars The Conflict Ain't Structural, August 30, 2001

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This review is from: Structural Conflict: The Third World Against Global Liberalism (Studies in International Political Economy, 12) (Paperback)

This is an interesting book about the international tension between rich and poor countries during the 1960s and 1970s, even if it never gets to clearly state the problem. Poor countries often oppose free trade and foreign investment because the governmetns of these countries own and operate most businesses. They want to maintain their secure economic position; what they don't want is competiton. For international competition would almost certainly put government-run enterpises out of business.

So justifications are invented for economically sealing one's country off from the rest of the world. Some highfalutin phrases and indignation are thrown around (e.g., "unequal exchange," "exploitation") and, in the meantime, the governments of these countries continue to impoverish their populations by charging high prices, like monopolistic producers they are. The problem is not the conflict between rich and poor countries; the problem is autocratic rulers of poor countries who, while preaching the gospel of equality, brutally repress their populations, overcharge, take bribes, and hide their wealth in Western banks.