New Tigers and Old Elephants : The Development Game in the 21st Century and Beyond

Which factors identify "winners" (tigers) in the development game and which characterize "losers" (elephants) are described in this approach to understanding economic development in a post-cold war environment. The Lighthearted Title Symbolizes The Subject Of The Book, The Disparity Between Economic Breakthrough And Stagnation, A Crucial Choice For Developing Countries. As We Near The Close Of The Twentieth Century, The So-called New World Order Remains Undefined And Its Parameters Hazy. Amidst All The Uncertainty, One Thing Appears Clear - A Great Many Of The Advantages That Propelled Countries Forward During The Cold War Decades No Longer Apply. In A World In Which Economic Power Is Driven By The Harnessing Of New Technological Breakthroughs, Cheap Labor And Abundant Raw Materials Will Not Remain Decisive As In The Past. Increasingly, Developing Countries Must Bridge An Ever-widening Economic Gap To Achieve Industrial Status. Pt. I. Introduction. Transforming Elephants Into Tigers: Development Patterns In The 1990s And Beyond -- The Issue Of Development. Pt. Ii. New Tigers Burning Bright. A Tiger That Tangos: Argentina -- Morocco: And African Tiger -- China: An Emerging Asian Tiger -- Out Of The Communist Brush: Slovenia, Vietnam, And Kazakhstan. Pt. Iii. Old Elephants. An Old Elephant: Brazil -- Peru And Venezuela -- India -- Nigeria. Pt. Iv. Conclusion. Positioning For The 1990s And Beyond. Scott B. Macdonald, Jane E. Hughes, David Leith Crum. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.