State Capitalism and Development in East Asia Since 1945 (Historical Materialism, 282)

During the second half of the twentieth century the countries of East Asia saw one of the most remarkable transformations in human history, from relatively poor societies to global powerhouses of accumulation, proletarianisation and mega-urbanisation. This volume features Marxist scholars from East Asia and Europe who are pioneering a new approach to this transformation using the theory of state capitalism. The essays analyse the histories of countries on either side of the Cold War divide within the broader framework of twentieth century global capitalist expansion, while at the same time offering a sophisticated critique of Developmental State Theory. Contributors are: Tobias ten Brink, Gareth Dale, Jeong Seongjin, Michael Haynes, Kim Ha-young, Kim Yong-uk, Lee Jeong-goo, and Owen Miller ‎Contents ‎Acknowledgements ‎Notes on Contributors ‎Note on Romanisation of East Asian Words ‎Chapter 1. The Emergence and Development of Capitalism in East Asia: the State Capitalist Approach (Miller and Dale) ‎Chapter 2. The Trajectory of North Korean State Capitalism: from Formation to Crisis, 1945–90 (Ha-young) ‎Chapter 3. Workers in Mao’s China: Labour and Capital under Chinese State Capitalism, 1949–62 (Yong-uk) ‎Chapter 4. State Capitalism and the Permanent War Economy in South Korea, 1950–72 (Seongjin) ‎Chapter 5. China’s State-Permeated Capitalism: a Global Political Economy Perspective (ten Brink) ‎Chapter 6. Developmental State Theory and Chinese Capitalism: a Critical Review (Jeong-goo) ‎Chapter 7. Historical Dynamics and the History of Capitalism and State Capitalism (Haynes) ‎Glossary of Terms in East Asian Languages ‎Bibliography I: References in English and Other European Languages ‎Bibliography II: References in East Asian Languages ‎Index Investigating the remarkable economic development of both socialist and capitalist East Asian countries in the late twentieth century through the lens of state capitalism theory.