"Mo and Weingast study three critical turning points in South Korea's remarkable transformation and offer a new view of how Korea was able to maintain pro-development policies with sustained growth by resolving repeated crises in favor of rebalancing and greater political and economic...

Political developments in the Republic of China / Lu Ya-li -- Economic developments in teh Republic of China / Jan S. Prybyla -- Sociocultural developments in the Republic of China / Ting Tin-yu -- Taiwan's international environment / Martin L. Lasater -- Political developments in the Republic...

This book explores the variations in the transformation of the Asian developmental state in South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan. Based on an original theory, the author argues that these variations are influenced by two factors: industrial structure and democratic transition, both of which are...