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OverviewBalancing and blending ideas of globalization with an understanding of historical and institutional contexts of development is an important challenge for many across the social sciences researching current economic, political, and business dynamics. This book aims to address and bridge some of these debates through the concept of 'compressed development'. It argues that linear models of staged development no longer apply, and suggests that 'compressed' development addresses the three important areas of time compression, space compression, and strategy compression. Full Product DetailsAuthor: D. Hugh Whittaker , Timothy Sturgeon , Toshie Okita , Tianbiao ZhuPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press ISBN: 9780198744948ISBN 10: 0198744943 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 25 June 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: To order  Table of ContentsCompressed Development, an Introduction Part 1: Conceptualizing Compressed Development 1: Time Compression: From Stages To Simultaneity 2: Eras: States and Markets 3: Eras: Organizations and Technology Part 2: Experiences of Compressed Development 4: China and Japan's Divergent Institutions 5: Varieties of Compressed Development 6: Employment, Skills, and Upgrading 7: Social Policy: Education as a New Frontier of Compression Part 3: Navigating Compressed Development 8: The Adaptive (Developmental) State 9: Are We All Compressed Developers?ReviewsAuthor InformationD. Hugh Whittaker is Professor in the Economy and Business of Japan, and Fellow of St Antony's College, University of Oxford. His research interests encompass Japanese and comparative employment, innovation and technology management, small firms and entrepreneurship, and development. Timothy Sturgeon earned his bachelors, masters, and PhD degrees in Economic Geography from the University of California at Berkeley. He then took up a series of research positions at MIT that have allowed him to explore how evolving technologies and business models are altering linkages between industrialized and developing economies, with an emphasis on offshoring and outsourcing practices in the electronics, automotive, and services industries. Toshie Okita an independent researcher based in Tokyo. She has taught at University of Cambridge, Doshisha University, and the University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo, and has been a Research Associate at the Nissan Institute, University of Oxford. Her research looks at the sociology of education, sociology of the family, socio-linguistics, youth transition, and social policy. Tianbiao Zhu is Professor, Deputy Chair for the Department of Sociology, and Executive Director for the Institute for Advanced Study in Humanities and Social Sciences at Zhejiang University. His teaching and research interests include international and comparative politics, international and comparative political economy, and political economy of development. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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