Germany, not East Asia, was the original developmental state

Evidence

When we think about interventionist, late-industrializing states, we tend to think of the states of East Asia. Yet, French experiments from the Place des Vosges to the Crédit Mobilier Bank notwithstanding, the original developmental state was Germany. Playing catch-up to the British in the latter half of the nineteenth century forced Germany (it came into being in 1871) to act as the broker, and in many cases as the insurance agent, among industrial, commercial, and agricultural interests. — Mark Blyth, Austerity, 358

Categorization

• XREF: Reverses the standard Chalmers Johnson/East Asian developmental-state origin story; connects to the state-capacity literature Blyth will use to critique austerity. — connects to: Western development has not deviated from common civilizational patterns

Broader Connections

• Western development has not deviated from common civilizational patterns #corroborates (0.80)