Multinationals and Maldevelopment: Alternative Development Strategies in Argentina, the Ivory Coast and Korea

In order to capture the complex interaction among multinationals, development strategies and class alliances as well as their impacts on development Alschuler offers a new conceptual framework which incorporates features of dependency theory and world system analysis. This study in comparative political economy compares Argentina, the Ivory Coast and Korea to assess the adequacy of current development theories and to assess current controversies over development policies.