| Abstrakt: |
In this paper, I reexamine the notion of developmental state, as a way to make sense of the relationship between the state and economy, by applying the concept to the case of post-1978 China. Using research on the characteristics of developmental state in East Asia, I identify the key variables that affect the developmental-ness of states that actively intervene in the economy. Moving beyond the limits of the concept of developmental state, I theorize the conditions under which a state becomes or ceases to be developmental. I then apply this theory of the developmental state to examine the rise and decline of developmental-ness in the Chinese state since economic reform began in 1978. I argue that this analytical strategy sheds light on the varying pace of reform in post-1978 China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
