edited by Bae-Gyoon Park, Richard Child Hill, and Asato Saito
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Malden, MA :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Wiley-Blackwell,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2012
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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ix, 321 p. :
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ill., maps ;
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24 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Studies in urban and social change
GENERAL NOTES
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Formerly CIP.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction : locating neoliberalism in East Asia -- Richard Child Hill, Bae-Gyoon Park, and Asato Saito -- Industry clusters and transnational networks : Japan's new directions in regional policy / Kuniko Fujita and Richard Child Hill -- State-space relations in transition : urban and regional policy in Japan / Asato Saito -- Developmental neoliberalism and hybridity of the urban policy of South Korea / Byung-Doo Choi -- Spatially selective liberalization in South Korea and Malaysia : neoliberalization in Asian developmental states / Bae-Gyoon Park and Josh Lepawsky -- Clusters as a policy Panacea? Critical reflections on the cluster policies of South Korea / Yong-Sook Lee -- Moving toward neoliberalization? The restructuring of the developmental state and spatial planning in Taiwan / Chia-Huang Wang -- Neoliberalism, the developmental state, and housing policy in Taiwan / Yi-Ling Chen and William Derhsing Li -- Reforming health : contrasting trajectories of neoliberal restructuring in the city-states / Stephen W.K. Chiu, K.C. Ho, and Tai-lok Lui -- "Detroit of the East" : a multiscalar case study of regional development policy in Thailand / Richard Child Hill and Kuniko Fujita -- Concluding remarks / Bae-Gyoon Park and Asato Saito
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Locating Neoliberalism in East Asia: Neoliberalizing Spaces in Developmental States examines the influence of neo-liberal ideologies on urban and regional policies and practices in several Asian Pacific nations. Represents one of the few studies of neoliberal changes in East Asia, one of the most important topics in social science research over the past two decades; Considers the Asian perspective by focusing on readings from Asian experts; Pays special attention to the 'spatial' dimension of the East Asian neoliberalization; Examines the influence of neo-liberal ideologies on urban and regional policies and practices in several Asian Pacific nations; Explores the evolving relationship between the two political economies."--Publisher's website