Developmental State: A Theoretical and Methodological Critique

Ömer Mollaer

doi:https://doi.org/10.25229/beta.265156

Article Details

Developmental State: A Theoretical and Methodological Critique

Authors:

Ömer Mollaer

Publisher:

Mehmet SONGUR

Main Topics:

Management

Journal:

Bulletin of Economic Theory and Analysis 2016 Vol.1 Issue 1, pp.1-12

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2016

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000900266

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2548-0707

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25229/beta.265156

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Abstract:

 


This article aims to critically reassess the theoretical and
methodological premises of developmental state. It is argued that developmental
state as a theoretical framework is misleading in terms of grasping the nature
of the state by regarding it existing above the social relations, particularly
class conflicts, and separating it from the international context within which
it flourished. Moreover, in an
attempt to explain the inherent contradictions of the developmental state,
which have largely been obscured within the statist theoretical framework, I
argue that the concept of the developmental state mystifies the exploitative
nature of the capitalist state on the one hand, while overlooking the
contradictions intrinsic to capitalist development on the other.  


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This article aims to critically reassess the theoretical and
methodological premises of developmental state. It is argued that developmental
state as a theoretical framework is misleading in terms of grasping the nature
of the state by regarding it existing above the social relations, particularly
class conflicts, and separating it from the international context within which
it flourished. Moreover, in an
attempt to explain the inherent contradictions of the developmental state,
which have largely been obscured within the statist theoretical framework, I
argue that the concept of the developmental state mystifies the exploitative
nature of the capitalist state on the one hand, while overlooking the
contradictions intrinsic to capitalist development on the other.  




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Article Details

Developmental State: A Theoretical and Methodological Critique

Authors:

Ömer Mollaer

Publisher:

Mehmet SONGUR

Main Topics:

Management

Journal:

Bulletin of Economic Theory and Analysis 2016 Vol.1 Issue 1, pp.1-12

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2016

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000900266

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2548-0707

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25229/beta.265156

Developmental state

Class conflict

Statism

Methodological nationalism

Issues

Article Details

Developmental State: A Theoretical and Methodological Critique

Authors: Ömer Mollaer

Publisher: Mehmet SONGUR

Main Topics: Management

Journal: Bulletin of Economic Theory and Analysis 2016 Vol.1 Issue 1, pp.1-12

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2016

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2000900266

Frequency: Bi-Annual

eISSN: 2548-0707

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25229/beta.265156

Developmental state

Class conflict

Statism

Methodological nationalism

Issues

Authors:

Ömer Mollaer

Publisher:

Mehmet SONGUR

Main Topics:

Management

Journal:

Bulletin of Economic Theory and Analysis 2016 Vol.1 Issue 1, pp.1-12

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2016

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000900266

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2548-0707

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25229/beta.265156