
Varieties of Peripheral Growth Models
Towards a New Comparative Political Economy of Development
Cambridge University Press
Will be published approx. on 31. January 2026
Book
Hardback
92 pages
978-1-009-54673-7 (ISBN)
Description
This Element seeks to develop an empirical research agenda that explores the applicability of the growth model perspective in comparative political economy to emerging capitalist economies (ECEs). Such an approach emphasizes the variety of possible growth models and their implications for development, providing an alternative to universalizing economic models as prevalent in mainstream development discourse. Using national accounts data for several large ECEs in the period from 2001 to 2022, the authors first propose a typology of peripheral growth models with varying degrees of economic vulnerability. Most notably, they add an investment-led model to the prevalent juxtaposition of consumption-led and export-led growth models. Subsequently, they employ several case vignettes from Brazil, Indonesia, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand and Vietnam to unpack the effects of volatile international interdependencies, such as commodity cycles, and diverse political underpinnings on peripheral growth models. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.
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English
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Cambridge
United Kingdom
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Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
297 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-009-54673-7 (9781009546737)
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Michael Schedelik | Christian May | Andreas Noelke
Varieties of Peripheral Growth Models
Towards a New Comparative Political Economy of Development
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Persons
Author
Goethe University Frankfurt
University of Hildesheim
Goethe University Frankfurt
University of Osnabrueck
State University of Campinas
Constructor University, Bremen
Content
1. Introduction: peripheral growth models and economic development; 2. Theory and framework; 3. A typology of peripheral growth models; 4. International interdependencies and peripheral growth models; 5. The political underpinnings of peripheral growth models; 6. Conclusion and perspectives.