embedded autonomy · 1995–present

Embedded Autonomy

내재적 자율성

Part of Developmental State

A concept introduced by Peter Evans in his 1995 book of the same name, holding that successful developmental states must simultaneously satisfy two conditions: Weberian bureaucratic autonomy (insulation from capture by particularistic interests) and dense institutionalized links to society, especially private industrial capital (embeddedness). Without the former the state becomes predatory; without the latter it loses information and coordinating capacity. Evans tested the concept empirically through a comparative study of the information technology industries of Korea, Brazil, and India.

Sources

  1. press.princeton.edu Princeton University Press: the combination of coherent internal organization and close links to society that Evans called embedded autonomy
  2. igs.korea.ac.kr Korea University IGS, Lee Jong-chan (2016): 에반스는 내재된 자율성(embedded autonomy)이라는 개념을 제시하였다
  3. rochelleterman.com Evans (1989), Sociological Forum 4(4): 561-587, precursor article defining embedded autonomy vs. predatory state
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