To what extent is the success of the ‘developmental state’ unique to the historical and geopolitical circumstances of Pacific Asia in the late 20th century?
Some useful reading for better understanding:
Johnson, C. (1982) Miti and the japanese miracle : the growth of industrial policy, 1925-1975. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press.
Amsden, A. H. (1989) Asia's next giant : south korea and late industrialization. New York: Oxford University Press.
Haggard, S. and Harvard University. Center for International Affairs (1990) Pathways from the periphery : the politics of growth in the newly industrializing countries. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press (Cornell studies in political economy).
Wade, R. (1990) Governing the market : economic theory and the role of government in east asian industrialization. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.