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Manufacturing competitiveness in Asia : how internationally competitive national firms and industries developed in East Asia / edited by Jomo K.S.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: RoutledgeCurzon studies in the growth economies of Asia ; 48.Publication details: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003.Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 217 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0203986660
  • 9780203986660
  • 9780415299220
  • 0415299225
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Manufacturing competitiveness in Asia.DDC classification:
  • 338.095 22
LOC classification:
  • HD9736.E18 M36 2003eb
Other classification:
  • 83.67
Online resources:
Contents:
1. Introduction / Jomo K.S. with Ken Togo -- 2. Industrial policy and East Asia : the miracle, the crisis and the future / Ha-Joon Chang -- 3. Behind POSCO'S success : the role of government in technology capability building / Park Eul Yong -- 4. Taiwan's information technology industry / Wu Rong-I and Tseng Ming-Shen -- 5. Industrial policy and the emergence of internationally competitive manufacturing firms in Malaysia -- Jomo K.S. [and others] -- 6. Economic policy and selective industrial development in Thailand : the Thai gems and jewellery industry and the Siam Cement Group / Patcharee Siroros and Wilaiwan Wannitikul with Medhi Krongkaew.
Summary: There are competing theories to explain the reasons behind the international competitiveness of manufacturing in Asia. Analysing these different theories will bring important lessons, not just for Asia, but for developing economies the world over. This lucid book studies industries and firms in East Asia and examines the major determinants of their economic performance. With contributions from such leading thinkers as Ha-Joon Chang and Rajah Rasiah, the book covers such themes as:*industrial policy and East Asia*Taiwan's information technology industry*The role of the government.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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1. Introduction / Jomo K.S. with Ken Togo -- 2. Industrial policy and East Asia : the miracle, the crisis and the future / Ha-Joon Chang -- 3. Behind POSCO'S success : the role of government in technology capability building / Park Eul Yong -- 4. Taiwan's information technology industry / Wu Rong-I and Tseng Ming-Shen -- 5. Industrial policy and the emergence of internationally competitive manufacturing firms in Malaysia -- Jomo K.S. [and others] -- 6. Economic policy and selective industrial development in Thailand : the Thai gems and jewellery industry and the Siam Cement Group / Patcharee Siroros and Wilaiwan Wannitikul with Medhi Krongkaew.

There are competing theories to explain the reasons behind the international competitiveness of manufacturing in Asia. Analysing these different theories will bring important lessons, not just for Asia, but for developing economies the world over. This lucid book studies industries and firms in East Asia and examines the major determinants of their economic performance. With contributions from such leading thinkers as Ha-Joon Chang and Rajah Rasiah, the book covers such themes as:*industrial policy and East Asia*Taiwan's information technology industry*The role of the government.

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