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In the old centers of 19th- and 20th-century development, policy debates have taken on a disturbingly anachronistic thrust. In Washington, ideological tropes from early triumphalist neoliberalism are repeated in an exaggerated form. The most fervent political clarion calls invoke the return to a caricature of 18th-century America. In London, faith that shrinking the size of the state will generate renewed economic dynamism is again in fashion. It is tempting to see this discourse as simply a signal of the fading relevance of Anglo-American political thinking, but effective dismissal of regressive rhetoric requires a credible and coherent alternative analysis.
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Evans, P.B. (2014). The Capability Enhancing Developmental State: Concepts and National Trajectories. In: Kim, E.M., Kim, P.H. (eds) The South Korean Development Experience. Critical Studies of the Asia Pacific Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137278173_6
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