This volume re-examines the concept of the developmental state by providing further theoretical specifications, undertaking critical appraisal and theoretical re-interpretation, assessing its value for the emerging economies of China and India, and considering its applicability to South Korea and Taiwan.

List of Figures and TablesAcknowledgements1. The Asian Developmental State: Ideas and Debates; Yin-wah Chu2. The Developmental State in an Era of Finance-Dominated Accumulation; Bob Jessop3. Beyond Embedded Autonomy: Conceptualizing the Work of Developmental States; Fred Block and Marian Negoita4. Embedding the Economy: the State and Export-led Development in Taiwan; Michelle F. Hsieh5. Towards a Platform Builder: the State's Role in Taiwan's Biopharmaceutical Industry; Jenn-hwan Wang6. Democratization, Emergence of the Knowledge-based Economy, and the Changing Developmental Alliances in South Korea and Taiwan; Yin-wah Chu7. Korea after the Developmental State; Iain Pirie8. The Chinese State and its Role in Shaping China's Innovation System; Erik Baark9. The Post-Socialist Path of the Developmental State in China; Alvin Y. So10. Changing Developmental-ness of the State - the case of China; Rebecca S. K. Li11. Is India a Developmental State?; Rahul Mukherji12. Indian State and its Capitalist Growth: Success of a Democracy with Multiple Challenges; Anil Kumar VaddirajuNotes on contributorsIndex