A seminar hosted by the Department of Development Studies, SOAS, the Department of Political Economy of Gyeongsang National University (South Korea) and the International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy (IIPPE)

The Developmental State in Korea - Critiques and Alternatives

• 2:00PM - 5:00PM
• 24 November 2009
• Room G50, Ground Floor, Main Building, SOAS
• All Welcome

While neoliberal development theories and practices are facing challenges from the current crisis of global capitalism, state-led development is re-emerging as an alternative. In search for an alternative development strategy, it becomes increasingly vital for developing countries to have a more thorough review of the allegedly successful state-led development. This seminar aims to contribute to on-going debates on the form of the capitalist state and its role in socio-economic development by engaging with theories and practices of the South Korean developmental state. Speakers in this seminar try to understand the social and economic development of South Korea in relation to the contradictory evolution of the capitalist state and economic crisis in South Korea.

Speakers:

• Seongjin Jeong (Gyeongsang National University), “The Korean Developmental State: A Critical Review”.
  
• Sang-Hwan Jang (Gyeongsang National University), “Reproduction Crisis and Alternative Fiscal Policy of Korea”.
  
• Eui-Dong Kim (Gyeongsang National University), “Idea of Tobin Tax and Implications for Korea”
  

Discussant

• Ben Fine (Department of Economics, SOAS)

For any inquiry, please contact Dae-oup Chang (dc13@soas.ac.uk).