1st Edition

East Asian Development Model Twenty-first century perspectives

Edited By Shiping Hua, Ruihua Hu Copyright 2015
284 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

282 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

282 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Given the impressive growth in East Asia after World War II, initially led by Japan, the region's development models have been scrutinized since the 1980s. The shared Confucian cultural heritage, strong government guidance, and export led economies were often cited as contributors to the impressive growth. However, major changes have taken place in Asia on and around the turn of the century:... Read more

Part I: Theoretical Perspectives 1. Introduction: The East Asian Development Model, Shiping Hua 2. Need for a Paradigm Change for the East Asian Economy, Yoon-shik Park Part II: The Republic of Korea 3. The Use of Nationalist Ideology in the Economic Development of South Korea: Implications for East Asian Development Model, Changzoo Song 4. Democratic Development and Authoritarian Development Compared: South Korea, Hyug-Baeg Im 5. Japan-South Korea Economic Ties: Stability and Growth through Discord, Terence Roehrig Part III: Japan 6.The Development of Japan’s Developmental State: Stages of Growth and the Social Costs of Energy and Export Promotion Policies, Brian Woodall 7. A Tale of Two Capitalisms: Developmentalism, Neoliberalism and the Japanese Postal System, Patricia Maclachlan 8. The Political Economy of Digital Television Transition in Japan and the United States: How Well Can a Coordinated Market Economy Solve a Coordination Problem?, Henry Laurence Part VI: The People’s Republic of China 9.The Beijing Consensus, the World Capitalist System and the Limits of Globalization, Peter Moody 10. China’s Development Path: Joys and Worries, Weixing (Mark) Chen 11. Two Models of Economic Development in China, Kate Zhou and Stephen Zierak 12. The Mass Line Model: East Asian Democratic Model, John Kennedy and Shi Yaojiang 13. Beyond Win-Win: Rethinking China’s International Relationships In an Era of Economic Uncertainty, Brantly Womack

Biography

Shiping Hua is Calvin and Helen Lang Distinguished Chair in Asian Studies and Director of the Asian Studies Program, at the University of Louisville, USA. He is also "100-Plan Scholar" with Xi’an International Studies University, China.

Ruihua Hu is Dean of the School of International Studies, Xi’an International Studies University, China.