the countries in question are increasingly subject to the vicissitudes of the global market
At the heart of these debate is the role the state can and should play in the development process, including vis-a-vis global markets. The reigning conventional wisdom is that the state should allow the market to operate more or less unfettered, following the logic comparative advantages. Regardless of local circumstances, this maximizes the efficiency with which resources are used and therefore improves economic well-being overall. This is the core of the argument supporting the neoliberal development model and SAPs.