Lecture: Stephan Haggard on Developmental states

Listen to our lecture from Professor Stephan Haggard who discussed development states.The concept of the developmental state emerged to explain the rapid growth of East Asia in the postwar period. Yet the developmental state literature also offered a heterodox theoretical approach to growth. Arguing for the distinctive features of developmental states, its proponents emphasised the role of government intervention and industrial policy as well as the significance of strong states and particula...