DIVERGENT DEVELOPMENT: THE PURSUIT OF LIBERTY, EQUALITY, AND GROWTH IN ARGENTINA AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Abstract

Divergence in the development of East Asian and Latin American NICs is catching the attention of a growing number of political economists. This divergent development has sparked debates over THEORY between advocates of neo‐liberal and neo‐dependency approaches (Biersteker; Stallings: 370) in accounting for the regional divergence: does the East Asian success confirm modernization theory (neo‐liberalism) generally, or does each region require its own theory? (see Barrett and Whyte on Taiwan; Alschuler: chap. 4 and Lanzarotti: chap. 5 on Korea; Evans, 1987). East Asian “miracles” have led to equally bitter controversies over PRACTICE with regard to policy recommendations for third world nations: is the East Asian model exportable and is this desirable? (see Amsden; Fishlow; Broad and Cavanagh).

Citation

Alschuler, L.R. (1997), "DIVERGENT DEVELOPMENT: THE PURSUIT OF LIBERTY, EQUALITY, AND GROWTH IN ARGENTINA AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA", Humanomics, Vol. 13 No. 3, pp. 61-109. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb018796