Paths to Development in Asia: South Korea, Vietnam, China, and IndonesiaWhy have some states in the developing world been more successful at facilitating industrialization than others? Challenging theories that privilege industrial policy and colonial legacies, this book focuses on state structure and the politics of state formation, arguing that a cohesive state structure is as important to developmental success as effective industrial policy. Based on a comparison of six Asian cases, including both capitalist and socialist states with varying structural cohesion, Tuong Vu proves that it is state formation politics rather than colonial legacies that have had decisive and lasting impacts on the structures of emerging states. His cross-national comparison of South Korea, Vietnam, Republican and Maoist China, and Sukarno's and Suharto's Indonesia, which is augmented by in-depth analyses of state formation processes in Vietnam and Indonesia, is an important contribution to understanding the dynamics of state formation and economic development in Asia. |
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Paths to Development in Asia: South Korea, Vietnam, China, and Indonesia Tuong Vu No preview available - 2014 |
Paths to Development in Asia: South Korea, Vietnam, China, and Indonesia Tuong Vu No preview available - 2010 |
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