Abstract
It is a standard hypothesis that authoritarian regimes are more successful than democratic ones at implementing economic reform, because their leaders can act without fear of being voted out of office by those who feel the ‘short-term’ negative effects such as job loss, lower incomes and reduced social services (Sachs, 1990). Yet several recent studies have shown that, despite predictions to the contrary (based largely on the early examples of China and Chile), democracies are no less able to carry out economic reforms than authoritarian regimes (see Plattner and Diamond, 1994; Remmer, 1995; Przeworski and Limongi, 1993). A second proposition, that economic liberalization creates the conditions for political liberalization, is also widely maintained but less well studied (Armijo, 1995; Przeworski et al., 1996; Chu, 1996).
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Armijo, Leslie Elliott, ed. (1995), Conversations About Democratization and Economic Reform: Working Papers of the Southern California Seminar (Coral Gables, FL: North-South Centre, University of Miami).
Brauchli, Marcus, W. (1994), ‘Asian Paradox: Indonesia is Striving to Prosper in Freedom But is Still Repressive’, Wall Street Journal, October 11, p. 1.
Castañeda, Jorge G. (1993), Utopia Unarmed: Latin America Left after the Cold War (New York: Alfred Knopf).
Centeño, Miguel Angel (1994), Democracy Within Reason: Technocratic Revolution in Mexico (University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press).
Chu, Yun-han (1996), ‘The Political Economy of Democratic Transition in East Asia’, paper delivered at the workshop on ‘Constructing Democracy and Markets: Comparing East Asia and Latin America’ (cosponsored by the Pacific Council on International Policy and the International Forum for Democratic Studies) at Los Angeles, January 26–27.
Dresser, Denise (1991), Neopopulist Solutions to Neoliberal Problems (La Jolla, CA: Centre for US-Mexico Studies).
Eigen, Peter (1996), ‘Combatting Corruption Around the World’, The Journal of Democracy, Vol. 7, No. 1 (January), pp. 158–168.
Fishlow, Albert, Catherine Gwin, Stephan Haggard, Dani Rodrik, and Robert Wade (1994), Miracle or Design? Lessons From the East Asian Experience (Washington, DC: Overseas Development Council).
Fox, Jonathan (1993), ‘The Difficult Transition from Clientelism to Citizenship: Lessons from Mexico’, World Politics, pp. 152–184.
Geddes, Barbara (1995), ‘Review Essay: The Politics of Economic Liberalization’, Latin American Research Review, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 195–214.
Hansen, Roger D. (1971), The Politics of Mexican Development (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Press).
Haggard, Stephan, and Robert R. Kaufman (1995), The Political Economy of Democratic Transitions (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press).
Hellman, Judith (1994), ‘Mexican Popular Movements, Clientelism and the Process of Democratization’, Latin American Perspectives, Vol. 21, No. 2 (Spring), pp. 124–142.
Liddle, R. William (1991), ‘The Relative Autonomy of the Third World Politician: Soeharto and Indonesian Economic Development in Comparative Perspective’, International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 35, pp. 403–427.
Lustig, Nora (1992), Mexico: The Remaking of an Economy (Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution).
Plattner, Mark and Larry Diamond (1994), ‘Economic Reform and Democracy’, editorial preface to special issue of Journal of Democracy, Vol. 5, No. 4 (October), pp. 3–4.
Przeworski, Adam and Fernando Limongi (1993), ‘Political Regimes and Economic Growth’, Journal of Economic Perspectives, No. 7, pp. 51–69.
Przeworski, Adam, Michael Alvarez, José Antonio Cheibub, and Fernando Limongi (1996), ‘What Makes Democracies Endure?’, Journal of Democracy, Vol. 7, No. 1 (January), pp. 39–55.
Remmer, Karen L. (1995), ‘New Theoretical Perspectives on Democratization’, Comparative Politics, Vol. 28, No.1, pp. 103–122.
Robison, Richard (1988), ‘Authoritarian States, Capital-Owning Classes, and the Politics of Newly Industrializing Countries: The Case of Indonesia’, World Politics, Vol. 41 (October), pp. 52–74.
Robison, Richard (1993), ‘Economic and Political Liberalization in Southeast Asia: Inexorable Force or Red Herring?’ (unpublished manuscript).
Rubio, Luis (1988), The Changing Role of the Private Sector’ in Susan Kaufman Purcell, ed., Mexico in Transition: Implications for U.S. Policy (New York, Council on Foreign Relations), pp. 31–43.
Sachs, Jeffrey D. (1990), Social Conflict and Populist Policies in Latin America (San Francisco, CA: International Centre for Economic Growth).
Schneider, Ben Ross (1995), ‘Democratic Consolidations: Some Broad Comparisons and Sweeping Arguments’, Latin American Research Review, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 215–234.
Schwartz, Adam (1995), A Nation in Waiting: Indonesia in the 1990s (Boulder, CO: Westview Press).
Thorbecke, Erik (1992), Adjustment and Equity in Indonesia (Paris: OECD).
Vatikiotis, Michael (1993), Indonesian Politics Under Suharto: Order, Development and Pressure for Change (London: Routledge).
World Bank (1993), The East Asian Miracle: Economic Growth and Public Policy (New York: Oxford University Press).
World Bank (1994), World Development Report 1994 (New York: Oxford University Press).
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Copyright information
© 1998 Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Jaquette, J.S. (1998). Economic Liberalization in One-Party-Dominant States: Indonesia and Mexico. In: Hosono, A., Saavedra-Rivano, N. (eds) Development Strategies in East Asia and Latin America. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26567-1_13
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26567-1_13
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, London
Print ISBN: 978-1-349-26569-5
Online ISBN: 978-1-349-26567-1
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance CollectionEconomics and Finance (R0)