State Capacity in East Asia

. Ed(s): Brodsgaard, Kjeld Erik; Young, Susan

ISBN 10: 0198297637 / ISBN 13: 9780198297635

Published by Oxford University Press, 2001

About this Item

Examining states and state capacity in four countries - China, Japan, Taiwan, and Vietnam - that have experienced rapid economic growth, this book argues that although modern market forces and transnational corporations erode some powers held by the nation-state, the state is not yet dead. Editor(s): Brodsgaard, Kjeld Erik; Young, Susan. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1FPCW; 1FPJ; JPHC; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 604. . 2000. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: State Capacity in East Asia
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198297637
• ISBN 13: 9780198297635
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book examines states and state capacity in four countries that have experienced rapid economic growth over several decades, China, Japan, Taiwan, and Vietnam It argues that while modern market forces and transnational corporations exert tremendous pressures, states still matter. The capacity of the East Asian state to adapt and develop new institutions is empirically illustrated as well as theoretically contextualized.

About the Author

Kjeld Eric Brødsgaard is at University of Copenhagen.