Discipline and development : middle classes and prosperity in east asia and latin america.

South Korea's and Taiwan's economic successes and Argentina's and Mexico's relative 'failures' are compared through examination of their rural middle classes and disciplinary capacities. Can disciplining continue in a context where globalization squeezes middle classes...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Davis, Diane E., 1953-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge Univ Press, 2004.
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Table of Contents:
  • COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; DISCIPLINE AND DEVELOPMENT; 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE CLASSES, DISCIPLINE, AND DEVELOPMENT; 2 MIDDLE CLASSES AND DEVELOPMENT THEORY; 3 DISCIPLINE AND REWARD; 4 DISCIPLINARY DEVELOPMENT AS RURAL MIDDLE-CLASS FORMATION; 5 FROM VICTORS TO VICTIMS?; 6 DISCIPLINARY DEVELOPMENT IN A NEW MILLENNIUM; APPENDIX A CASES, COMPARISONS, AND A NOTE ON METHODOLOGY AND SOURCES; APPENDIX B: DEFINING THE MIDDLE CLASS: NOTES ON BOUNDARIES AND EPISTEMOLOGY; APPENDIX C: TABLES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.