During the second half of the twentieth century the countries of East Asia saw one of the most remarkable transformations in human history, from relatively poor

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) con

The increasing economic and political importance of East Asia in the global political economy requires a deeper analysis of the nature of the capitalist systems

This book devises an innovative new way of explaining how socioeconomic orders shape capitalism in Asia. Hundt and Uttam go beyond both the ‘varieties of capi

'Incisive and insightful, analytic and synthetic, Jacques Hersh's excellent book is like a guide through the maze of modern times.' Stuart Holland, European Uni