Modern East Asia in World-Systems Analysis

Abstract

Several contemporary perspectives on development in East Asia are reviewed, including the neoclassical, cultural, statist, & dependency perspectives. An argument is made for the superiority of a world-systems perspective for such analyses, demonstrating how it can (1) expand disciplinary boundaries, (2) trace development over a longer historical period, & (3) employ a larger unit of analysis to examine socialist-capitalist state relations & regional dynamics. Interstate dynamics involved in East Asian development are examined, emphasizing geopolitical factors. 38 References. K. Hyatt Stewart