A Comparative Study of Structural Adjustments in the Economy : Latin America and Asia in the 1980s

该项目的目标有两方面：1 .描述在拉丁美洲和东亚占主导地位的社会和经济发展战略，特别是自1980年以来；2。制定一个分析框架，以便对两种策略进行比较。性质和框架都应是动态的，以便能够了解上述发展战略的演变。为了这个项目的目的，选择了六个国家进行更深入的分析。在拉丁美洲，这些国家是巴西、智利和墨西哥。在东亚，这些国家是印度尼西亚、马来西亚和韩国。对其他国家，如拉丁美洲的阿根廷、玻利维亚和秘鲁以及东亚的新加坡、台湾和泰国也给予了一些注意。这项研究包括三个主要部分。首先，中央小组成员对上述国家进行了几次实地考察，目的是进行采访和收集数据。第二，与上述几个国家的同行进行了持续的交流。通过这些交流，双方都传送了有用的资料，特别是对应方编写了支助性研究材料。第三，研究在筑波进行，由中央小组成员执行。1995年11月底在筑波举行的一次国际专题讨论会进一步完善和讨论了这项研究的结果。经过编辑后，它们将由一家美国出版社用英文出版。

The objectives of the project were two-fold : i.to characterize the strategies of social and economic development that have been predominant in Latin America and East Asia, especially in the period from 1980 ; ii. to develop a framework of analysis that allows for comparison of both strategies. Both the characterization and the framework were to be dynamic in nature so as to allow for an understanding of the evolution of the said development strategies.For the purposes of the project six countries were selected for deeper analysis. In Latin America, these were Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. In East Asia, the countries were Indonesia, Malasia, and South Korea. Some attention was also given to other countries, as Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru in Latin America, and Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand in East Asia.The research consisted of three main components. First, members of the central team conducted several field trips to the countries mentioned above with the objective of having interviews and gathering data.Secondly, there were continuous exchanges with counterparts in several of the countries mentioned. Through these exchanges useful information was transferred in both directions and in particular supporting research materials were prepared by the counterparts. Thirdly, research took place in Tsukuba that was executed by members of the central team.The results of the research were further refined and discussed on the occasion of an international symposium that took place in Tsukuba at the end of November 1995. After editing they are to be published in English by an American publishing house.