The developmental state / edited by Meredith Woo-Cumings.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Woo-Cumings, Meredith, editor.

Series:

Cornell studies in political economy.

Cornell studies in political economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

State, The.

Capitalism.

Economic policy.

Economic development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 368 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

"Developmental state, n.: the government, motivated by desire for economic advancement, intervenes in industrial affairs. The notion of the developmental state has come under attack in recent years. Critics charge that Japan's success in putting this notion into practice has not been replicated elsewhere, that the concept threatens the purity of free market economics, and that its shortcomings have led to financial turmoil in Asia. In this informative and thought-provoking book, a team of distinguished scholars revisits this notion to assess its continuing utility and establish a common vocabulary for debates on these issues. Drawing on new political and economic theories and emphasizing recent events, the authors examine the East Asian experience to show how the developmental state involves a combination of political, bureaucratic, and moneyed influences that shape economic life in the region. Taking as its point of departure Chalmers Johnson's account of the Japanese developmental state, the book explores the interplay of forces that have determined the structure of opportunity in the region. The authors critically address the argument for centralized political involvement in industrial development (with a new contribution by Johnson), describe the historical impact of colonialism and the Cold War, consider new ideas in economics, and compare the experiences of East Asian countries with those of France, Brazil, Mexico, and India."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Contributors

Preface

Chapter One. Introduction: Chalmers Johnson and the Politics of Nationalism and Development

Chapter Two. The Developmental State: Odyssey of a Concept

Chapter Three. Webs with No Spiders, Spiders with No Webs: The Genealogy of the Developmental State

Chapter Four. Where Do High-Growth Political Economies Come From? The Japanese Lineage of Korea’s “Developmental State”

Chapter Five. The Developmental Regime in a Changing World Economy

Chapter Six. The Economic Theory of the Developmental State

Chapter Seven. The Economics of Successful State Intervention in Industrial Transformation

Chapter Eight. The French Developmental State as Myth and Moral Ambition

Chapter Nine. The Desarrollista State in Brazil and Mexico

Chapter Ten. Embedded, Particularism: India’s Failed Developmental State

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780801435850

0801435854

9781501720383 (electronic book)

1501720384

OCLC:

1129179414