The Politics of Developmentalism in Mexico, Taiwan and South Korea

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Newly Industrialising Countries and the State

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   Pages 1-24

3. The Autonomy of Developmentalistist States

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   Pages 25-55

4. Mexico: from Revolution to ‘Perfect Dictatorship’

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   Pages 56-87

5. Mexico: Uncontrolled Mobilisation and the Retreat from Developmentalism

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   Pages 88-117

6. South Korea: Devastation and Development

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   Pages 118-149

7. The South Korean ‘Miracle’ in Decline

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   Pages 150-180

8. Taiwan: the Migrant State

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   Pages 181-211

9. Taiwan: on the Edge of the Descent

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   Pages 212-230

10. The Rise and Fall of the Midas States

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    Pages 231-244

11. Back Matter

    Pages 245-310

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Minns argues that the industrial transformations of Mexico, South Korea and Taiwan were based on the existence of powerful developmentalist states in each. It explores the origins of such states and their dynamics and connects the form of autonomy they enjoy within their countries to the policies they pursue.

• autonomy
• development
• dictatorship
• dynamics
• politics
• revolution
• state
• transformation
• development policy

• School of Social Sciences, Australia National University, Australia

  John Minns

JOHN MINNS teaches International Political Economy at the Australian National University, Australia. He has published on questions associated with the political economy of development, on the labour movement in developing countries and on the plight of refugees.

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