The Developmental State is Dead: Long Live the Developmental State!

Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 29-­September 1, 2013, Forthcoming

35 Pages Posted: 19 Aug 2013

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Stephan M. Haggard

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

Date Written: August 18, 2013

Abstract

This paper considers the contribution of the developmental state literature to comparative historical analysis, with a particular emphasis on methodological issues: the role of single and comparative case studies, counter-factual analysis, the nature of historical explanation and the possibilities for causal inference in "configurative" research designs.

Keywords: developmental state, economic growth, East Asia, institutions

JEL Classification: O10, O53, O25, P51, P16, N15, N45

Suggested Citation

Haggard, Stephan M., The Developmental State is Dead: Long Live the Developmental State! (August 18, 2013). Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 29-­September 1, 2013, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2312104 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2312104

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