The political economy of delinking

Abstract

In recent years much attention has been given to the subject of delinking of developing countries from the world economy. John H. Adler gives an account of the arguments for delinking which is followed by an evaluation of these arguments and a discussion of the policy implications for industrial countries. Finally, an attempt is made to evaluate what contribution the proponents of delinking have made to the understanding of the development process and the normative implications of that knowledge.