Social Structure and Conflicting Elite Interest

This paper is a comparative study of the elite capture in Pakistan and developmental structure South Korea. The seeks to examine: why does Pakistani state remain captured by social actors, despite similar post-colonial geopolitical trajectories Korea, failing set up transform into an Asian tiger? On other hand, Korea was able become achieved high rates economic growth, uplifting living standards vast majority its population. It identifies conflicting interest as twin independent variables explaining divergent (outcome) dependent variable predatory Pakistan. refutes neoliberal school thought that attributes success East Tigers market forces rather than role state. aligns itself with theory neo-statist approach emphasizing on intervention explain phenomenon miracle likewise, failure achieve levels socioeconomic growth.