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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451569203321

Autore

Rock Michael T

Titolo

Industrial transformation in the developing world [[electronic resource] /] / Michael T. Rock and David P. Angel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

0-19-191932-2

1-280-75771-X

0-19-155646-7

1-4237-8886-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Collana

Oxford geographical and environmental studies

Altri autori (Persone)

AngelDavid P

Disciplina

338/.09172/4

Soggetti

Industries - East Asia

Industries - Environmental aspects - East Asia

Industries - Developing countries

Industries - Environmental aspects - Developing countries

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2005.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1. East Asia's Sustainability Challenge; 2. Late Industrialization and Technological Capabilities Building; 3. Policy Integration: From Technology Upgrading to Industrial Environmental Improvement; 4. The Role of Environmental Regulatory Agencies in Sustainability: Korea and Indonesia; 5. Globalization, Openness to Trade and Investment, Technology Transfer, and the Environment: The Cement Industry in East Asia; 6. Win-Win Environmental Intensity or Technique Effects and Technological Learning: Evidence from Siam City Cement

7. Impact of Multinational Corporations' Firm-Based Environmental Standards on Subsidiaries and their Suppliers: Evidence from Motorola-Penang 8. Global Standards and the Environmental Performance of Industry; 9. Implications for Other Industrializing Economies; 10. Prospects for Policy Integration in Low Income Economies; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Whilst being at the leading edge of the processes of globalization,



urbanization and industrialization, the economies of East Asia are still in the midst of great transformations. This text examines the challenges of sustainability in the context of these issues.