{"product_id":"changes-by-competition-the-evolution-of-the-south-korean-developmental-state-hardcover","title":"Changes by Competition: The Evolution of the South Korean Developmental State - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHyeong-Ki Kwon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy tracing the evolution of South Korean state-led capitalism and comparing it with other economies, this book critiques prevalent theories including neoliberalism, the developmental state, and institutionalism, and proposes a theoretical alternative focusing on endogenous changes through elites' competition within and outside the state. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnlike the arguments of neoliberals, this volume asserts that the state can still play an active role in reconstituting the national economy through globalization. The Korean state successfully fosters economic growth by nurturing industrial commons through globalization, rather than by adopting a neoliberal free-market system. This volume exerts that the Korean economy has successfully grown over the past 50 years because it has moved toward a new version of state-led developmentalism. In order to better account for the evolution of state-led developmentalism, this book proposes changes by competition within, as well as outside, the state, in order to bring about changes in developmentalism and the ability to adjust to new contexts. Unlike prevalent accounts of developmental state theory, \u003cem\u003eChanges by Competition \u003c\/em\u003eargues that the state is neither unitary nor cohesive, but a locus of competition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHyeong-ki Kwon, \u003cem\u003eProfessor of Political Science, Seoul National University\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHyeong-ki Kwon is Professor of Political Science at Seoul National University. His research interests are changes of national economies in the course of globalization, including the US, Germany, Japan, Ireland, and Korea. His publications include \u003cem\u003eFairness and Division of Labor in Market Societies\u003c\/em\u003e (2004) and articles in major journals including \u003cem\u003eComparative Political Studies, Politics \u0026amp; Society, Theory and Society, Comparative European Politics, Contemporary Politics\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eEconomic and Industrial Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 11, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42162148409479,"sku":"9780198866060","price":188.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/cba45be0c4624cd55c7276b5340c3e37.webp?v=1733287026","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/changes-by-competition-the-evolution-of-the-south-korean-developmental-state-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}