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High capacity, low resilience: the 'developmental' state and military-bureaucratic authoritarianism in South Korea

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posted on 2023-06-09, 04:33 authored by Olli Hellmann
This article argues that high levels of state capacity are not a sufficient condition for consolidating autocratic rule. Rather, whether non-democratic rulers can harness the infrastructural power of the state to implement strategies of regime stabilization depends on three crucial factors: the state’s social embedding, the international context, and the extent of elite cohesion. The paper develops this argument through a case study of the military-bureaucratic regime in South Korea (1961-1987), which – despite a high-capacity "developmental" state at its disposal – failed to maintain high levels of resilience.

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  • Published

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Journal

International Political Science Review

ISSN

0192-5121

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Issue

1

Volume

39

Page range

67-82

Department affiliated with

  • Politics Publications

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  • Yes

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2017-01-04

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2017-01-04

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2017-01-04

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