Growth, Distribution and Political Change Asia and the Wider World [Paperback]

Continuing the inequality and development debate originally ushered in by Kuznets, this book extends to the possible sociopolitical disruptions of growing inequality and its ramifications for growth and development. Comparing a range of countries in Asia and beyond, the book examines the relationships between growth, distribution and politics. Theoretical and empirical studies are backed up by discussion of historical developments in this interdisciplinary study which will interest political scientists, sociologists, historians and economists.Preface and Acknowledgements List of Participants PART I: THE SEARCH FOR RELATIONSHIPS Introduction: Themes and Challenges; R.Minami & K.S.Kim On Income Inequality and Democracy: Theories and Findings in Search of a Viable Data Base ; F.Castles PART II: THE ASIAN PERSPECTIVE Social and Political Impacts of Income Distribution: The Japanese Experience; R.Minami & W.Jiang Income Distribution, Regionalism and Socio-Political Instability in Korea; K.Ahn Income Disparity and Social Instability in China ; D.Liu Income Inequality and Uncertain Democracy in Thailand; M.Falkus The Economic Crisis and Rebellion in Rural Burma in the Early 1930s; I.Brown Economic Growth, Income Inequality and Social and Political Unrest in the Philippines; J.Terasaki Economic Growth and Political Change in Indonesia: The Late-Colonial and New Order Periods Compared; P.Van Der Eng PART III: THE WIDER WORLD The Political Economy of Income Inequality in the United States; K.S.Kim Income Expectations and Political Instability in Germany 1918-1939; T.Balderston Inequality, Growth, Economic Regime and Political Change in Latin America: An Overview; O.Altimir Reflections and Retrospect; M.Falkus IndexKOOKSHIN AHN Department of Economics, Chung-ang University, Seoul, Korea OSCAR ALTIMIR U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Santiago, Chile THEO BALDERSTON Department of Economic History, University of ManchelÃL