Mobilizing for Development - The Modernization of Rural East Asia (Hardcover)

Mobilizing for Development tackles the question of how countries achieve rural development and offers a new way of thinking about East Asia's political economy that challenges the developmental state paradigm. Through a comparison of Taiwan (1950s-1970s), South Korea (1950s-1970s), and China (1980s-2000s), Kristen E. Looney shows that different types of development outcomes-improvements in agricultural production, rural living standards, and the village environment-were realized to different degrees, at different times, and in different ways. She argues that rural modernization campaigns, defined as policies demanding high levels of mobilization to effect dramatic change, played a central role in the region and that divergent development outcomes can be attributed to the interplay between campaigns and institutions. The analysis departs from common portrayals of the developmental state as wholly technocratic and demonstrates that rural development was not just a byproduct of industrialization. Looney's research is based on several years of fieldwork in Asia and makes a unique contribution by systematically comparing China's development experience with other countries. Relevant to political science, economic history, rural sociology, and Asian Studies, the book enriches our understanding of state-led development and agrarian change.

General

Imprint:	Cornell University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2020
Authors:	Kristen E. Looney
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	234
ISBN-13:	978-1-5017-4884-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Rural communities Promotions
LSN:	1-5017-4884-X
Barcode:	9781501748844

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