The Korean Economic Developmental Path Confucian Tradition, Affective Network [Hardcover]

This book defines the Korean development as the moral economy of growth derived from a synergy between strong state and strong society and argues that Confucian cultural orientation has played a critical role in the process.Contents Introduction 1. Missing Links in Understanding the Korean Developmental Model PART I: THE CULTURAL DIMENSION: CONFUCIAN TRADITION 2. Confucian Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism in Korea: The Significance of Filial Piety PART II: THE SOCIAL DIMENSION: AFFECTIVE NETWORKS 3. Affective Networks, Social Capital, and Modernity in Korea 4. Historical Development of Affective Networks in Korea: The Non-governmental Sector and Confucian Tradition PART III: THE POLITICAL DIMENSION: STATE-SOCIETY RELATIONS 5. Confucian Capitalism of Park Chung Hee: Possibilities and Limits 6. Generalized Reciprocity between Strong State and Strong Society: Park Chung Hee and the Korean Developmental Path 7. Did the 1997 Financial Crisis Transform the S. Korean Developmental State? Focused on the Public Fund Conclusion 8. Moral Economy References in English Language References in Korean Language Index

This is a provocative addition to the literature, by a sociologist, who finds a big gap in existing models of economic development. Taking a fresh look at the concept of social capital, Lew supplements the dichotomy of state-civil society with that of strong state-strong society, based on affective networks, including blood relations, school ties, and localism. He points to 'disciplinary ethos' as a means for keeping the state from being captured by special interests. Concentrating on the example of Korea and on its Confucian traditions, Lew puts culture at center stage in presenting a novel take on how the social sciences should interpret the phenomenal record of East Asian development, arguing that globalization is not incompatible with a strong state and a society still steeped in bonds many thought were unsuitable to our era. - Gilbert Rozman, Emeritus lƒ#