The political economy of industrialization: A comparison of Latin American and East Asian newly industrializing countries

Jenkins, Rhys (1991) The political economy of industrialization: A comparison of Latin American and East Asian newly industrializing countries. Development and Change, 22 (2). pp. 197-231. ISSN 0012-155X

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Abstract

The paper analyses the industrial performance of two East Asian (South Korea and Taiwan) and three Latin American (Argentina, Brazil and Mexico) newly industrializing countries. It argues that the better performance in East Asia is not due simply to differences in trade orientation or the degree of state intervention, but rather to the effectiveness of intervention. This is explained in terms of the relative autonomy of the state and the structuring of the state apparatus in the two regions. The historically determined class structure and the international context led to much greater state autonomy in East Asia than in Latin America. The last part of the paper shows a number of ways in which this greater relative autonomy has contributed to rapid industrial growth in East Asia in comparison with Latin America.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Globalisation and CSR
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	27 Jan 2014 15:44
Last Modified:	27 Oct 2023 01:08
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/45621
DOI:	10.1111/j.1467-7660.1991.tb00409.x

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