Call for Papers for Panel, “Asian Development Models: A New Paradigm for Development Practice?’” for the Association for Asian Studies
Conference, San Diego, 21-24 March 2013.
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Asian Development Models: A New Paradigm for Development Practice?
This panel will critically examine how Asian nations’ development strategies over the last three decades. The current economic crisis has thrown into question conventional wisdom that underlies the concept and practice of development – that is, primarily relying on the market and to a lesser extent the involvement of the state, to create growth and development. The emergence of new development actors in Asia, notably China and India is reframing our understanding of development and development practices. In particular, Chinese involvement in Africa has drawn much attention and criticisms. On a broader level, the emergence of China and India challenges standard conventions underlying the notions, trajectories and practices of development. While China and India may be two prominent and contrasting examples of development, there are other lessons to be learned from Asia. The once in-vogue developmental states of East Asia have subsided since the 1990s, but how can the development experiences of the past inform the future for newly emerging nations of Asia such as those in Central Asia, South East Asia and perhaps more broadly for sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America? There are also important lessons emerging from Central Asia, such as the use of sovereign wealth funds in nations such as Kazakhstan to fund and push through the national development agenda.
In this context, the panel will take stock of Asia’s development experience over the last thirty years, and it will identify whether there are major lessons to be extrapolated from the national level that can inform a new development paradigm. What are the drivers of development? Is the market versus state still an applicable binary to understand the idea and practice of development? What are the paradigm shifts in development in the context of Asia? Is there an “Asian” model(s) of development? What are the development lessons learned from smaller Asian nations?
We welcome contributions from all disciplines in the social sciences to reflect on a wide range of perspectives including, but not limited to:
• Comparative case studies of national development practices
• Single nation case studies detailing lessons learned and best practice
• How does Asia’s development experience challenge the conventional wisdom of development?
• What lessons can be drawn from national levels that inform a new development paradigm?
• What are the paradigm shifts in development in the context of Asia in the 21st century?
Please submit a 250 word abstract and a short bio (max. 200 words) to Jennifer Hsu: [log in to unmask] by 25 July 2012.
Jennifer Hsu
Department of Political Science
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
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