The Political Economy of Asian Transition from Communism

The Political Economy of Asian Transition from Communism
Author: Sujian Guo
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2017-11-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351145797

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A comparative study of the political economy of the transition from communism in East and Southeast Asian countries (China, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia), addressing the key theoretical questions generated from the debate between shock-therapists and gradualists. While accurately defining the pre-reform model, this book explores the causal variables that have contributed to reform efforts within Asia, examining the significance of the sequencing of political and economic transition and the interplay between politics and the economy in determining variations in transition outcomes. Comparing the 'real world' experiences of transition nations in communist Asia with Eastern Europe, prominent questions are brought to the fore; will market capitalism or market socialism prevail after the grand failure of communism? This book makes an important contribution to the political economy theory of comparative communist and post-communist studies and provides detailed analytical insights that will prove influential in future theoretical work.

China's Transition from Communism - New Perspectives

China's Transition from Communism - New Perspectives
Author: Guoguang Wu
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2015-11-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317501209

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As China moved from a planned to a market economy many people expected that China’s political system would similarly move from authoritarianism to democracy. It is now clear, however, that political liberalisation does not necessarily follow economic liberalisation. This book explores this apparent contradiction, presenting many new perspectives and new thinking on the subject. It considers the path of transition in China historically, makes comparisons with other countries and examines how political culture and the political outlook in China are developing at present. A key feature of the book is the fact that most of the contributors are China-born, Western-trained scholars, who bring deep knowledge and well informed views to the study.

The Political and Economic Transition in East Asia

The Political and Economic Transition in East Asia
Author: Xiaoming Huang
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2013-09-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136114580

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The book examines the political and economic developments in East Asia since the end of the Cold War in an attempt to identify a broad pattern of transition, particularly in terms of the reshaping of the state's relations with forces and institutions in economy, politics and domestic- international interactions. The chapters are organised into three parts: I: The state in the new economy; II: The state in the new politics; III: The state in the new global environment. The contributors find a general pattern of the state's withdrawal from these three areas. But it is not simply that the market takes over, as some envisaged. Instead, the transition is moving towards a set of governance-producing arrangements in which the role of both the market and the state are appreciated. The book concludes that a more sophisticated approach is needed to the problems of development vs. governance, the state vs. the market, and global dynamics vs. national interests, for a better understanding of the dynamic transition and the consequent new political economy in East Asia.

The Socialist Market Economy in Asia

The Socialist Market Economy in Asia
Author: Arve Hansen
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2020-10-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 9811562482

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This book is intended for policy-makers, academics and students of development studies, area studies, political economy, geography and political science. Three of the best global performers in terms of economic growth are authoritarian states led by communist parties. The ‘socialist market economy’ model employed in China, Vietnam and Laos performs better than the economic systems in countries at a similar level of income per capita on a wide range of development indicators, yet market reforms and governance failures have led to highly unequal societies and significant environmental problems. This book presents the first comparative study of development in these three countries. Written by country experts and scholars of development studies, it explores the ongoing quest for market versus state within their model, and the coherence of their development. Chapter 5 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

The Battle for Asia

The Battle for Asia
Author: Mark T. Berger
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2004
Genre: Asia
ISBN: 9780415325295

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This book is a history of the Asian region from 1945 to the present day which delineates the various ideological battles over Asia's development.

China's 'Peaceful Rise' in the 21st Century

China's 'Peaceful Rise' in the 21st Century
Author: Sujian Guo
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2016-12-05
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 135195203X

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China's rapid development has attracted worldwide attention in recent years. The implications of China's rise, from its expanding influence and military muscle to its growing demand for energy supplies, are heatedly debated in the international community. Jintao's officially proposed concept of 'peaceful development' has become the underlying principle behind Chinese foreign policy under the fourth generation leadership. However, is 'peaceful development' possible in the broad context of domestic and international development? This comprehensive and timely study examines the conditions and challenges of China's 'peaceful rise' and addresses the central question of whether it is possible for China to 'rise peacefully' in the 21st century, bearing in mind the implications for China and the rest of the world. It is ideal as a supplementary course book in foreign policy, Asian politics and development.

The Political Economy of Developmental States in East Asia

The Political Economy of Developmental States in East Asia
Author: Tian He
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2020-11-13
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3030593576

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This book explores the variations in the transformation of the Asian developmental state in South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan. Based on an original theory, the author argues that these variations are influenced by two factors: industrial structure and democratic transition, both of which are shaped by the strategic calculations of the ruling elites to maintain power. The theory concerns two concurrent political processes during the state’s development process, namely the emergence of economic interest groups with varying levels of policy constraints on the state; and the process of democratic transition driven by the rise of the middle class. The book will appeal to students and researchers in the fields of Asian politics, development studies, political economy and comparative politics.

Economic Growth and Political Change in Asia

Economic Growth and Political Change in Asia
Author: Graham Field
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2016-07-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 134924189X

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This book looks at the main factors which have contributed to the strikingly strong growth of Asian economies in the last twenty-five years. It considers the economic policies adopted to promote such growth, arguing that it will become increasingly difficult to sustain this. The author then examines the inequalities generated by economic growth, before considering the dynamics of the four different types of political system which have evolved in Asia: veiled authoritarianism; market Stalinism; emerging bourgeois democracy and elite democracy.

East Asian Transformation

East Asian Transformation
Author: Jeffrey Henderson
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2011-02-25
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 113684113X

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This book brings together benchmark essays in the field of global political economy, covering the key political-economic issues of East Asian development: the relation between the state and markets; the changing nature of economic governance and its relation to inequality; and the rise of China and its international consequences.

Driven by Growth

Driven by Growth
Author: James William Morley
Publisher: East Gate Book
Total Pages: 382
Release: 1993
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

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While the rapid economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region was receiving great attention, its political consequences were being largely ignored, except for the widespread assumption that since nearly everyone wanted growth, it must be a good thing. But was growth having a stabilizing or destabilizing effect on the governments involved? Was it driving them in more authoritarian or more democratic directions? How to explain that high growth in China was compatible with communism, in Japan, with democracy, and in the other countries of the region with a bewildering variety of authoritarian, quasi-democratic, or democratic regimes? Had growth no political bearing? Or were the dynamics of its impact too subtle to analyze? The product of the Pacific Basin Program at Columbia University's East Asian Institute, this volume addresses these key issues.