Capital, the State, and Late Industrialization: Comparative Perspectives on the Pacific Rim

This book explores the foundation and nature of the relationship between capitalist accumulation and the state in East Asia and Latin America that has profoundly influenced industrialization and macroeconomic performance. Scholars from both sides of the Pacific offer critical perspectives on the differing fates of the two regions, especially over the last decade. Considering the role of markets, developmental states, location, ethnic networks, dynamic comparative advantage, and competitiveness, this pioneering volume draws comparative lessons from the East Asian experience for the developing world.

John Borrego is an Associate Professor of Community Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he teaches global political economy, regional integration, and community development. His current research is focused on how North American integration and transnational production are restructuring daily life at the community level. His publications include a co-edited book, La Insercion de Mexico ~n la Cuenca del Pacifico. Alejandro Alvarez Bejar is a Professor of Economics at the National University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City. He has authored and edited many books, including La crisis global del capitalismo en Mexico, La Inserci6n de Mexico en la Cuenca del Pacifico (co-edited), and Mexico 1988- 1991: l Un Ajuste Econ6mico Existoso? (co-authored). Jomo K. S. is Professor in the Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur. He is the author and editor of many books, including A Question of Class, Growth and Structural Change in the Malaysian Economy, Islamic Economic Alternatives, Industrializing Malaysia, Trade Unions and the State in Peninsula Malaysia, Malay Peasant Women and the Land, Japan and Malaysian Development, Privatizing Malaysia, and Malaysia's Political Economy.