> The "developmental state" isn't a useful term in my view.
> I was
> simply trying to paraphrase Redmond posts on the subject in the
> above. There is a strain of thinking that attributes faster rises in
> GDP per capita and other conventional indices of economic development
> mainly to "developmental states" (which are seldom precisely defined
> -- most often, they are implicitly defined tautologically as states
> of nations that have experienced rapid economic development).
Average annual growth rates:
Indonesia: 7% (1965-80), 6.1% (1980-90) and 5.8% (1990-98)
Thailand: 7.3% (1965-80), 7.6% (1980-90) and 7.4% (1990-98)
Terms such as "rapid growth " or "faster growth" would have to be defined precisely.
Ulhas