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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783738403321

Autore

Rowen Henry S

Titolo

Behind East Asian Growth [[electronic resource] ] : The Political and Social Foundations of Prosperity

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, 1997

ISBN

1-134-70928-5

1-280-31864-3

0-203-44694-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (373 p.)

Disciplina

338.95

338.959

Soggetti

East Asia - Economic policy - Case studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Editor's foreword; The political and social foundations of the rise of East Asia: an overview; Constructing the political foundations of an economic miracle; Distinctive institutions in the rise of industrial Asia; Business, politics and policy in East and Southeast Asia; Singapore's model of development: is it transferable?; Economic reform in Indonesia: the transition from resource dependence to industrial competitiveness; Human capital: how the East excels; Education in Korea and Malaysia

Science and technology policy and its influence on economic development in Taiwan Poverty reduction in Indonesia; Demographic transition, education and economic growth in East Asian countries; How many models of Japanese growth do we want or need?; Japan's influence on the East Asian economies; National security and the rise of the developmental state in South Korea and Taiwan; What are the lessons from East Asia?; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A wide-ranging, interdisciplinary analysis of the evolution of successful economic policies in East Asia, this study advances a thorough examination of the sustained economic growth enjoyed by the countries in this region.