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Institutional Variety in East Asia
Formal and Informal Patterns of Coordination
9781849807951 Edward Elgar Publishing
This illuminating book broadly addresses the emerging field of ‘diversity of capitalism’ from a comparative institutional approach. It explores the varied patterns for achieving coordination in different economic systems, applying them specifically to China, Japan and South Korea. These countries are of particular interest due to the fact that they are often considered to have developed their own peculiar blend of models of capitalism.
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This illuminating book broadly addresses the emerging field of ‘diversity of capitalism’ from a comparative institutional approach. It explores the varied patterns for achieving coordination in different economic systems, applying them specifically to China, Japan and South Korea. These countries are of particular interest due to the fact that they are often considered to have developed their own peculiar blend of models of capitalism.
The expert contributors take a common institutional approach, focusing on institutions at the macro level. They present case studies to demonstrate the diversity of institutional patterns at the advent of the 21st century, both within the East Asian region and elsewhere. Examples of stability within existing institutions are illustrated alongside examples of comprehensive institutional change. Underpinning the case studies is a set of theoretical and empirical challenges for researchers concerned with national institutional settings, path dependence and endogenous dynamics.
Institutional Variety in East Asia will prove a fascinating read for academics and students with an interest in Asian studies, institutional theory, political economy and heterodox economics.
The expert contributors take a common institutional approach, focusing on institutions at the macro level. They present case studies to demonstrate the diversity of institutional patterns at the advent of the 21st century, both within the East Asian region and elsewhere. Examples of stability within existing institutions are illustrated alongside examples of comprehensive institutional change. Underpinning the case studies is a set of theoretical and empirical challenges for researchers concerned with national institutional settings, path dependence and endogenous dynamics.
Institutional Variety in East Asia will prove a fascinating read for academics and students with an interest in Asian studies, institutional theory, political economy and heterodox economics.
Contributors
Contributors: J. Ahrens, M. Conlé, T. Goydke, P. Jünemann, N. Kawai, B. Krug, P. Mayer, J. Meuer, W. Pascha, S. Rühle, D.F. Schlossstein, C. Storz, M. Taube, T. ten Brink
Contents
Contents:
1. Coordination between Inertia and Dynamic Development: An Overview of Issues and Contributions
Werner Pascha, Cornelia Storz and Markus Taube
PART I: INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND INERTIA
2. Adaptive Efficiency and Pragmatic Flexibility: Characteristics of Institutional Change in Capitalism, Chinese-style
Joachim Ahrens and Patrick Jünemann
3. Tracing the Process of Property Rights Specification in China: The Case of New Technology Enterprises
Marcus Conlé
4. Institutional Change and the Role of Government: Technology Policy in Japan and Korea
Tim Goydke
5. Higher Education Reform in South Korea and the Transformation of University Governance
Peter Mayer
6. Institutions and Organizations in Korea’s Upstream Innovation Governance: A Search for Adaptive Efficiency?
Dominik F. Schlossstein
PART II: PATTERNS OF COORDINATION
7. The Current State of Research on Networks in China’s Business System
Johannes Meuer and Barbara Krug
8. A Different Capitalism for China? The Role of Guanxi and the Family for Chinese Economic Development
Susanne Rühle
9. Patterns of Distinctive Institutional Change in Chinese Capitalism
Tobias ten Brink
10. Japan’s Silver Market: Creating a New Industry under Uncertainty
Cornelia Storz and Werner Pascha
11. The Role of Institutional Conditions in Japanese FDI in European Transition Economies
Norifumi Kawai
Index
1. Coordination between Inertia and Dynamic Development: An Overview of Issues and Contributions
Werner Pascha, Cornelia Storz and Markus Taube
PART I: INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND INERTIA
2. Adaptive Efficiency and Pragmatic Flexibility: Characteristics of Institutional Change in Capitalism, Chinese-style
Joachim Ahrens and Patrick Jünemann
3. Tracing the Process of Property Rights Specification in China: The Case of New Technology Enterprises
Marcus Conlé
4. Institutional Change and the Role of Government: Technology Policy in Japan and Korea
Tim Goydke
5. Higher Education Reform in South Korea and the Transformation of University Governance
Peter Mayer
6. Institutions and Organizations in Korea’s Upstream Innovation Governance: A Search for Adaptive Efficiency?
Dominik F. Schlossstein
PART II: PATTERNS OF COORDINATION
7. The Current State of Research on Networks in China’s Business System
Johannes Meuer and Barbara Krug
8. A Different Capitalism for China? The Role of Guanxi and the Family for Chinese Economic Development
Susanne Rühle
9. Patterns of Distinctive Institutional Change in Chinese Capitalism
Tobias ten Brink
10. Japan’s Silver Market: Creating a New Industry under Uncertainty
Cornelia Storz and Werner Pascha
11. The Role of Institutional Conditions in Japanese FDI in European Transition Economies
Norifumi Kawai
Index
