Book description
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
Bae-Gyoon Park
is an Associate Professor of Geography the College of Education at
Seoul National University in Korea. Park has recently published papers
in
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
,
Political Geography
,
Economic Geography
and
Critical Asian Studies
.
Richard Child Hill is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at
Michigan State University. Hill's published writings include
Japanese Cities in the World Economy ( 1993), Nested
Cities: The State and Urban Development in East Asia (2003), and
Innovative Tokyo (2005), all co-authored with Kuniko Fujita.
Asato Saito is Visiting Lecturer in the Faculty of Social
Policy and Administration at Hosei University. He is currently
involved in studies comparing the governance arrangement at
metropolitan and regional scale in four world cities: London, New
York, Paris and Tokyo; and one investigating New Regionalism and Smart
Growth in US cities.
