The Newly Industrializing Economies of East Asia
The Newly Industrializing Economies of East Asia

Author: Anis Chowdhury

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-08-09

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1134861397

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Offers a careful synthesis of a vast and disparate literature and makes it accessible to student readership. Points to the need to take a closer look at the future evolution of the East Asian NIEs in an era of democratisation.

Paths to the Emerging State in Asia and Africa
Paths to the Emerging State in Asia and Africa

Author: Keijiro Otsuka

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-01-16

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 9811331316

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This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-ND license. This book addresses the issue of how a country, which was incorporated into the world economy as a periphery, could make a transition to the emerging state, capable of undertaking the task of economic development and industrialization. It offers historical and contemporary case studies of transition, as well as the international background under which such a transition was successfully made (or delayed), by combining the approaches of economic history and development economics. Its aim is to identify relevant historical contexts, that is, the ‘initial conditions’ and internal and external forces which governed the transition. It also aims to understand what current low-income developing countries require for their transition. Three economic driving forces for the transition are identified. They are: (1) labor-intensive industrialization, which offers ample employment opportunities for labor force; (2) international trade, which facilitates efficient international division of labor; and (3) agricultural development, which improves food security by increasing supply of staple foods. The book presents a bold account of each driver for the transition.

The Newly Industrialising Countries of Asia
The Newly Industrialising Countries of Asia

Author: Gerald Tan

Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Academic

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13:

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The newly industrializing countries (NICs) of Asia are Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. Tan (Asian studies, Flinders University) presents a comparative analysis of their achievements in light of the analytical debates on development economics in the literature. This fourth edition incorporates recent developments affecting the Asian NICs, and includes a new chapter on the War on Terror and its likely impact on the growth prospects of Asian NICs. Though the spine and title page still say "European Universities Press by Marshall Cavendish," the imprint's new name is Marshall Cavendish Academic. The book is distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Clusters and Economic Growth in Asia
Clusters and Economic Growth in Asia

Author: Sören Eriksson

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 0857930095

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This detailed book explores and provides insights into the development and transformation of various clusters, economies and industrial sectors in East and Southeast Asia. The authors study a number of important issues including the role of information and communication technology in economic growth, an emerging biomedical cluster in South Korea, an industrial agglomeration of Taiwanese electronics firms in China, and different sectorial and regional growth models in China. They also investigate the increasing relevance of cluster policies and the need to understand them in the context of the institutional and structural transition of newly industrializing East Asian economies. The book moves on to study the technology intensity of FDI in Vietnam and the implications for economic growth and emerging clusters, as well as the origin and characteristics of foreign technology transfer in a Chinese aircraft industry cluster. Clusters and Economic Growth in Asia will greatly appeal to academics, researchers, politicians, policy planners and industrial specialists, as well as those with a specific interest in clusters and economic growth in Asian economies.

Managing the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy
Managing the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy

Author: Bindu N. Lohani

Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Published: 2016-03-08

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 4899740581

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Asia must be at the center of the global fight against climate change. It is the world’s most populous region, with high economic growth, a rising share of global greenhouse gas emissions, and the most vulnerability to climate risks. Its current resource- and emission-intensive growth pattern is not sustainable. This study recognizes low-carbon green growth as an imperative—not an option—for developing Asia. Asia has already started to move toward low-carbon green growth. Many emerging economies have started to use sustainable development to bring competitiveness to their industries and to serve growing green technology markets. The aim of this study is to share the experiences of emerging Asian economies and the lessons learned. The book assesses the low-carbon and green policies and practices taken by Asian countries, identifies gaps, and examines new opportunities for low-carbon green growth.