Developmental Environmentalism: State Ambition and Creative Destruction in East Asia’s Green Energy Transition

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Praise for Developmental Environmentalism
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Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
1 Cutting through the Conflicting Images of East Asia\'s Green Energy Shift
	The value-added of developmental environmentalism
	Bringing capitalist materialities back in
	Our argument
	The green energy shift: Northeast Asia vs. the West
	Outline of the book
2 Northeast Asia\'s Performance in the Green Energy Shift: What Does the Data Reveal?
	The creative dynamics of Northeast Asia\'s green energy shift: What does the data tell us?
	The destructive dynamics in Northeast Asia\'s green energy shift: What does the data tell us?
	Coal phase-out
	Making sense of the data and moving beyond the macro
3 A Novel Analytical Framework
	A note on the importance of nomenclature
	Operationalizing our analytical framework
	Developmental environmentalism (1): Conceptual contours
		Developmental environmentalism as an elite mindset
		Developmental environmentalism as a political legitimation strategy
		Developmental environmentalism as a distinctive policy approach
	Developmental environmentalism (2): Empirical realities
		The emergence of developmental environmentalism in South Korea
		The emergence of developmental environmentalism in China
	Concluding remark
4 Creative-Destruction in Korea\'s Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Industry
	The pattern
	The puzzle
	Part One: The developmental origins of Korea\'s FCEV focus (1988–2008)
		Energy insecurity sparks soul searching about Korea\'s traditional developmental strategy
		China\'s rise, a new developmental strategy, and the embrace of economic statecraft
	Part Two: From developmentalism to developmental environmentalism in Korea\'s FCEV strategy and creative-destructive misalignment (2008–2015)
		From developmental-environmental ambition to action in the 2008–2015 period
		Creative-destructive misalignment in the 2008–2015 period
	Part Three: Growing creative-destruction alignment (2015–present)
		External shocks and changing market dynamics
		Presidential orientation and ambition
		The emergent role of local governments as creative-destructive allies
	Concluding remarks
5 Creative-Destruction in China\'s Electric Vehicle Industry
	The pattern
	The puzzle
	Part One: The developmental origins of China\'s auto industry focus in the pre-EV era
	Part Two: From developmentalism to developmental environmentalism and the emergence of the EV industry in China (1990s–2008)
	Part Three: The rapid growth of EVs in China and growing creative-destructive misalignment (2008–2017)
	Part Four: Growing creative-destructive alignment (2018—present)
		Changing international environment and the quest for tech-supremacy
		Growing activism of local governments
		Presidential orientation and ambition
	Concluding remarks
6 Creative-Destruction in Korea\'s Smart and Strong Grid Strategy
	The pattern
	The puzzle
	Part One: The emergence of the state\'s creative-destructive ambitions and capabilities (2008–2016)
		2013 Smart Grid Distribution Project
		KEPCO\'s stronger grid projects: High voltage direct current technologies
		KEPCO\'s Smart Grid Station project
		Hybridized industrial ecosystems
	Part Two: Misalignment between creative and destructive ambition and action in the 2008–2016 period
		KEPCO as an obstacle to the growth of renewables
		Domestic political impediments to destruction of the fossil fuel energy system and KEPCO\'s role
	Part Three: Growing creative-destructive alignment (2017—present)
		The new international competition in green technologies and domestic environmental problems
		The creative and destructive elements of the third Five-Year Plan for Green Growth (2019–2023)
		The Second Five-Year Master Plan for smart grids
		Smart cities: National pilot smart cities
		Hybridized industrial ecosystems
		Destructive ambitions in action: Korea\'s efforts to phase out coal
	Concluding remarks
7 Creative-Destruction in China\'s Strong and Smart Grid Initiatives: The Shift to Ultra-High Voltage
	The pattern
	The puzzle
	China\'s electrification strategy
	Part One: The developmental origins of China\'s `strong and smart\' grid focus (1990s–2006)
	Part Two: Developmental-environmentalism and the emergent greening of China\'s electric power grid (2007–2015)
		The shift to a UHV grid
		Executing the UHV strategic shift
	Part Three: Growing creative-destructive alignment (2015—present)
		Creating a hybridized industrial ecosystem for the grid: The building of an electric power equipment industry in China
		The full flowering of creative-destructive alignment: Internationalization of State Grid Corporation of China and the Chinese power industry
	Concluding remarks
8 Drivers and Dynamics of Northeast Asia\'s Green Energy Shift: A Comparative Strategic Analysis
	East Asian approaches to the green energy transition
		Grid hypermodernization
		Greening of transport: The shift to electric vehicles
	Dramatic incursion by Northeast Asian economies: Leapfrogging strategy
	Developmental environmentalism in action
		Aspect One: Developmental environmentalism as mindset and ambition driving the green energy transition
		Aspect Two: Developmental environmentalism as legitimation strategy
		Aspect Three: Developmental environmentalism as an approach to sequencing the green energy transition
	Concluding remarks: In Northeast Asia, there is no alternative to the green energy transition
9 The Global Green Shift in an Era of Geostrategic Rivalry
	Geostrategic rivalry and the global green shift
	Implications of Northeast Asian experience for developing countries
	Lessons for advanced countries
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