Abstract
This paper subjects to critique the 'new institutionalism ' in development policy literature. It highlights the way 'second generation' institutional reform processes in the Latin American region are to be engineered through a politics of global competitiveness while their success is to be gauged, fiirst and foremost, in capital-functional terms The paper culminates in the focused critique of an Inter-American Bank flagship report, The Politics of Policies, which demonstrates the new institutionalism's prejudice against any form of political leadership that does not seek to guarantee a competitive investment climate as well as an uncompromising commitment to a politics of global competitiveness.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 67-99 |
Number of pages | 33 |
Journal | Capital & Class |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2009 |
Keywords
- new institutionalism
- global competitiveness
- Latin America
- Inter-American Development Bank