the limits of laissez-faire Gaspard, Toufic K. Primary Author mixed material bibliography Brill 2002 en English

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291 halaman This book is about the laissez-faire strategy for economic development, a strategy inspired by neoclassical/mainstream economics, advocated by the "Washington Consensus," and implemented by the Bretton Woods institutions. Mainstream economics has taken legitimacy from the historical failure of command economies. But this view has not been balanced by an examination of the performance of laissez-faire economies, the closest to the pure market model. Lebanon provides a unique test case in this regard. The book assesses Lebanon's development during 1948-2002, including its industrial and financial performance. The dynamics of the laissez-faire system is separately studied from a Post-Keynesian perspective, highlighting institutional behavior. It is found that laissez-faire is not a sufficient condition for economic development, and can even be counterproductive. NONE 9004132597 PERPUSTAKAAN UMSU Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara A Political Economy of Lebanon, 1948–2002 A_Political_Economy_of_Lebanon%252C_1948%25E2%2580%25932002.jpg.jpg 14273 2015-04-03 14:06:59 2015-11-03 20:55:48 machine generated