This paper assesses the relative merits and demerits of different East Asian models by placing them in a historical perspective. It re-interprets Gerschenkron's model of late industrialization, and extends it to compare East Asian economies in view of substituting and complementing models. It...

This paper discusses methodological differences between universalism and particularism in development economics by focusing on the `East Asian Miracle` debate. It proposes to build development economics as part of hetero-economics, not mono-economics, following Max Weber`s methodology of social...

Global challenges and local responses: an introduction / Jang-Sup Shin -- Globalization and macro-institutions -- Globalization, global standards, and the future of East Asia / Ha-Joon Chang -- Globalization and challenges to the developmental state / Jang-Sup Shin -- Globalization and local...