This article revisits the developmental state literature that stresses the unitary role of the state in steering economic development in East Asia. Focusing on the Korean state actors’ diversity and their agency after the trend of globalization and democratization, this article highlights various state actors as agents and looks into how the role of state actors has changed with industrial development, using the setting of the Korean online gaming industry over the past two decades. By examining government policy measures on the industry, I found that the state actors have actively engaged with the industry, however, this agency has not been uniform due to the different purposes of the actors and sometimes led a detrimental effect against the needs or expectations of the industry. The findings, thus, contribute to the literature by suggesting the potentiality of agent-driven institutional change and the heterogeneity that comes from the state actors’ policy engagement.

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旧瓶装新酒？韩国国家行为者对网络游戏行业的政策参与

本文回顾了强调国家在引导东亚经济发展中的单一作用的发展性国家文献。本文着眼于全球化和民主化趋势后韩国国家行为者的多样性及其能动性，突出各种国家行为者作为代理人，并利用韩国网络游戏的背景探讨国家行为者的角色如何随着产业发展而变化近二十年来的行业。通过检查政府对该行业的政策措施，我发现国家行为者积极参与该行业，但是，由于行为者的目的不同，该机构并不统一，有时会对行业的需求或期望产生不利影响。行业。调查结果，因此，