Contrary to the widely-held view that the East Asian developmental state is neutral in terms of the relationship between capital and labour, this text argues that the developmental state exists to promote the interests of capital over labour

chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 White-collar unionism as social movements -- chapter 3 Theoretical frameworks for political protest and labor solidarity -- chapter 4 Personal welfare and economic justice Wage differential reduction demand and -- chapter 5 Political protest and social reform...

The politics of economic reform in South Korea / A Fragile Miracle, Tat Yan Kong -- Market and society in Korea -- Interest, institution and the textile industry / Dennis McNamara -- Social and economic policies in Korea -- Ideas, networks and linkages / Dong-Myeon Shin -- North Korea in the...

Introduction -- The mystified state: explaining the state in the economic miracle -- Marx's theory of value and the critique of capitalist social relations -- The reproduction of capital relations, the state and class struggle -- Toward a critique of the Korean state -- The early formation of...