1st Edition
The Korean Developmental State From dirigisme to neo-liberalism
By Iain Pirie
Copyright 2008
248 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Korean Developmental State is a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of processes of state and economic restructuring in South Korea since the 1997 crisis. The book distinguishes itself from previous studies by consistently arguing that structural changes in the global political economy have played a crucial role in reshaping the Korean state’s own economic project.
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1. Critical Introduction and Literature Review; 2. Putting Korea in its Place; 3.Global Competition, Neo-Liberalism and Alternatives; 4. The Ontology of a Miracle; 5. The Disintegration of the Development State and the Failure of Economic Liberalisation in Korea; 6. Building Institutions for Markets; 7. Corporate and Financial Restructuring in Post-Crisis Korea ; 8. The Social Consequences of Crisis and Restructuring; 9 Conclusion
Biography
Iain Pirie is an assistant professor at the University of Warwick. His research examines how the changing dictates of international competitiveness have shaped state restructuring processes since the 1970s.
