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Record Nr.

UNINA9910653601403321

Autore

Weiss John <1948->

Titolo

Industrialisation and globalisation : theory and evidence from developing countries / / John Weiss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, 2002

ISBN

1-134-67966-1

0-429-23217-9

0-203-26576-9

1-280-06874-4

0-203-45076-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Disciplina

338.90091724

Soggetti

Industrialization - Developing countries

Globalization

International trade

Developing countries Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-218) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Industrialisation and Globalisation; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. Industrialisation since 1960: an overview; 2. Are there different paths to industrialisation?; 3. Neoclassical orthodoxy dominant; 4. What remains of the challenges to orthodoxy?; 5. Small-scale industry: is it really beautiful?; 6. Technology: can we open the black box?; 7. Globalisation and industrialisation; 8. Creating competitive advantage; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In a refreshingly accessible style John Weiss presents a survey of industrialization in developing countries since 1945, as well as a study of the predominant theories of industrial growth in the Third World. This authoritative text analyzes:* the possibility of different paths to industrialization* the dominant neoclassical view and the challenges to this orthodoxy* the importance of small scale industry* the priority of technological change to industrialization.At a time when globalization is becoming an increasingly controversial phenomenon, this book



offers a powerful a