China＇s political system China is a socialist country under the leadership of the Communist Party of China （CPC）. China＇s political system involves multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the lead...China＇s political system China is a socialist country under the leadership of the Communist Party of China （CPC）. China＇s political system involves multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the CPC： it is described as a socialist system with Chinese characteristics.展开更多
How do South Korea's developmental legacies influence its contemporary political economy?The discourse surrounding this question has tended to diverge over the extent to which South Korea's state-led developme...How do South Korea's developmental legacies influence its contemporary political economy?The discourse surrounding this question has tended to diverge over the extent to which South Korea's state-led developmental model has been supplanted by a market-led,neoliberal mode of political-economic organization Though this debate has indeed fostered many important individual contributions,it has also yielded a muddled and ambiguous theoretical landscape.To clarify this cluttered terrain,this paper draws from recent advances in the study of neoliberalism to establish critical points of consonance between statist perspectives on Korean development and neoliberalism To this end,it identifies key threads of continuity binding South Korea's developmental past with its neoliberal present.The paper finds that critical aspects of the developmental state's interaction with society,from coercion to ideological suasion furnished elemental building blocks to those actively constructing a South Korean neoliberalism Thus,exploring these historical contours producesa fresh means for apprehending the interactions of enduring statist developmental legacies with contemporary neoliberal reforms,both theoretically and empirically.As such,this study yields an improved set of conceptual tools for grasping the complex empirical phenomena shaping the interplay of neoliberalism,developmentalism,and democracy within contemporary South Korea.展开更多
Picking up a phone call from Taiwan’s political leader sets Trump in a whirl U.S.President-elect Donald Trump blew up a tempest by answering a phone call from Taiwan’s leader Tsai Ingwen.Washington is abuzz and dipl...Picking up a phone call from Taiwan’s political leader sets Trump in a whirl U.S.President-elect Donald Trump blew up a tempest by answering a phone call from Taiwan’s leader Tsai Ingwen.Washington is abuzz and diplomats in world capitals have raised eyebrows. Beijing is cool, calm and collected in its diplomatic response. Was this a tempest in a tea pot？展开更多
文摘China＇s political system China is a socialist country under the leadership of the Communist Party of China （CPC）. China＇s political system involves multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the CPC： it is described as a socialist system with Chinese characteristics.
文摘How do South Korea's developmental legacies influence its contemporary political economy?The discourse surrounding this question has tended to diverge over the extent to which South Korea's state-led developmental model has been supplanted by a market-led,neoliberal mode of political-economic organization Though this debate has indeed fostered many important individual contributions,it has also yielded a muddled and ambiguous theoretical landscape.To clarify this cluttered terrain,this paper draws from recent advances in the study of neoliberalism to establish critical points of consonance between statist perspectives on Korean development and neoliberalism To this end,it identifies key threads of continuity binding South Korea's developmental past with its neoliberal present.The paper finds that critical aspects of the developmental state's interaction with society,from coercion to ideological suasion furnished elemental building blocks to those actively constructing a South Korean neoliberalism Thus,exploring these historical contours producesa fresh means for apprehending the interactions of enduring statist developmental legacies with contemporary neoliberal reforms,both theoretically and empirically.As such,this study yields an improved set of conceptual tools for grasping the complex empirical phenomena shaping the interplay of neoliberalism,developmentalism,and democracy within contemporary South Korea.
文摘Picking up a phone call from Taiwan’s political leader sets Trump in a whirl U.S.President-elect Donald Trump blew up a tempest by answering a phone call from Taiwan’s leader Tsai Ingwen.Washington is abuzz and diplomats in world capitals have raised eyebrows. Beijing is cool, calm and collected in its diplomatic response. Was this a tempest in a tea pot？
