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1. Introduction -- 2. Current Debates and Theoretical Arguments -- 3. Characteristics of Korean Economic Growth -- 4. The Traditional Korean Political Economic Model -- 5. Change and Continuity of the Korean Developmental Model -- 6. Politics of Evolution -- 7. Conclusion.

The book analyses and evaluates the development role and impact of the state in East Asia, in both capitalist (South Korea and Taiwan) and socialist (China) contexts. It makes use of new research data on the mechanisms and impact of state intervention in East Asian development and presents an original theory, taking issue with the conventional view that East Asian development reflects the power of market forces.

This essay revisits an earlier article, published in 2008, that argued that the United States had created a "hidden developmental state" that helped move technologies from the laboratory to the marketplace. In the intervening fifteen years, this apparatus has become more elaborate with ever more government initiatives at the federal, state, and local levels. Moreover, the major pieces of legislation passed in the first two years of the Biden administration have added considerable new funding. Nevertheless, this set of programs has not yet become a part of political debates outside of the federal government. It remains hidden to most of the electorate.

Die nach dem Erscheinen des "Berg-Reports" der Weltbank (1981) heftig unter Beschuß gekommene Rolle des Staates wird in sechs allgemeinen, z.T. theoretischen Artikeln und vier Fallstudien (Botsuana, Kenia, Sambia) diskutiert. Zwar wird anerkannt, daß das Eingreifen des Staates in die Wirtschaft höchst problematisch ist, doch gibt es, wie die Fallstudien zeigen, auch positive Ausnahmen. (DÜI-Spe)