Authoritarianism and Undsdevdopmenl

Japms sub@nll4ting fims, !5 Like East Asia, Palisbn also eceiv€d @sive
U,S. aid in lhe 1950s Dd l96os. In spik of rhe fmt thal P.kishn ws tmed inlo
a cu.nl statc' of U.S., n did not exFri.re rhe .nitul. in irs @nomic
Frfomece. Expla,utioo ior lhis diverS.nce in d€velop@t c& b€ found by
cohp&ing th€ 4ononic srareei.s followcd in lhse coutri6. If w &te
.mplc of fou TiAd'or'DagoG in Ed Asia rtm..xpon I.d govrh hA
bcn.frici6r-.., n is.le Od*s b lh. Fior ia(lle in rh. equiry of t.
dhtiibldon of incone dd lhe domestc nrkel. Thee imptuven.nls wft due
lo thc ldd refom forcibly iDposd rhe@ [in Taiw. South Ko@ ed Jap&j
by th. Unircd Stal6 afi.r rh. e . { nlc is a need !o ,rrt. a@ur of rh*
€x€ptional polilical ed srrtegic I&loE. tr is argued llut rh6c f&bn .hat
il6e NIC m@ of a unique expeno@ $m a copy-lble mod.l dd ,then hardly
.quil!u. polirical EprBsio! ceo1 b. t@m€d€d a a modet. a7 U.litc,
South Ko@ ard Taiyb, rhc aulhdi&i.r clie in palisr.d only N.d he. pow€r
io pltluc the goals of mililary srength ai ih. cosi ofoatioMl €conomic w€allh.
No led afms w@ cdicd out in p.tisnn ed larded .titc in alliee with
civil ed m'lir.ry buEauctuy doninard rhc n,tionrt poticics Esndng in
w.qual dist ibutioo of rcsowe' Wlile, in Sourh KoEa dd T6iw&, b.@ue of
ihd 3euit, dft from Chjm ad Nonh Korca land Ftoms *rc c@es our
.ffetircly d€stoyirg rh. poE oflhe lodtord clN
" Giovdni arishi, s. llcd!, md A. rNin, fic Ri!. ofEdAsia..on! Mn!.h orMdv?, ir
RI' {^ 'tu
Pard kd ,, Pal../r,r' d I ttp }
"tr4
oJ ttu ||aad F. oa6y \\\ eitpnn.
GHvood PE$, 1992), rp.4 t,66.
_ A'dEGund Fm! ft. Ud.'d.Et p,n.nr of D.vdortrdr tu Aebiognphiol r$y., a.
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