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One of the most important issues in comparative politics is the relationship between the state and society and the implications of different relationships for l

The concept of the developmental state emerged to explain the rapid growth of a number of countries in East Asia in the postwar period. Yet the developmental st

This book addresses the role of political institutions in economic performance, examining the changing state-economy relationships through a comparative history

Comparing the welfare states of Latin America, East Asia and Eastern Europe, the authors trace the origins of social policy in these regions to political change

When are developing countries able to initiate periods of rapid growth and why have so few been able to sustain growth over decades? This book provides a novel