Download or read book State Capitalism, Contentious Politics and Large-Scale Social Change written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a careful analysis of the former Soviet Union and China, and South Asian societies of India and the Phillippines, this volume examines the creation of a state capitalism, its roll in economic development, and its impact on social change.