Managing globalization in developing countries and transition economies : building capacities for a changing world /

According to Kiggundu (Carleton Univ., Canada) the globalization train is picking up speed, and nations must decide how they will approach these international economic alliances. Ignoring global trends will only further marginalize developing nations. Kiggundu argues that the periphery nations, representing roughly 85 percent of the world population, can move toward the industrialized center but not without careful management of the political, economic, and social forces that uniquely define a nation's culture. Support from government, businesses, the financial community, and other indigenous and international organizations will largely determine the role the nation will ultimately play in the "new" world economy. Kiggundu presents a rigorous overview of the critical institutional factors that must be considered as well as the social, economic, and environmental problems that need to be addressed. The management strategy presented involves a series of very specific questions and strategies that can be adapted by governments to foster development of periphery nations. Includes an extensive, semiannotated bibliography. ^BSumming Up: Highly recommended. General readers; students, lower-division undergraduate through graduate; and professionals. D. E. Mattson Anoka-Ramsey Community College