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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784891503321

Autore

Killick Tony

Titolo

The Flexible Economy [[electronic resource] ] : Causes and Consequences of the Adaptability of National Economies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 1994

ISBN

1-134-81645-6

1-280-14694-X

0-203-98365-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (427 p.)

Disciplina

330.9

338.9

Soggetti

Economic development

Economic history

Structural adjustment (Economic policy)

Economic development - Case studies - 1990-

Structural adjustment (Economic policy) - Case studies

Business & Economics

Economic Theory

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; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; 1 RELEVANCE, MEANING AND DETERMINANTS OF FLEXIBILITY; 2 FLEXIBILITY AND LONG-TERM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; 3 FLEXIBILITY IN ECONOMIC THEORY; 4 ECONOMIC ADAPTABILITY IN THE LONG TERM; 5 ADAPTING THE ECONOMIES OF EASTERN EUROPE; 6 ECONOMIC INFLEXIBILITY IN AFRICA; 7 EXPLAINING 'FLEXIBLE RIGIDITIES' IN EAST ASIA; 8 A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF FLEXIBILITY IN THE RESPONSE OF NATIONAL ECONOMIES TO THE OIL-PRICE SHOCKS; 9 INDUSTRIAL ADAPTATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

10 FLEXIBILITY IN FINANCE11 THE POLITICAL DETERMINANTS OF ECONOMIC FLEXIBILITY, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE EAST ASIAN NICS; 12 CONCLUSIONS: ECONOMIC FLEXIBILITY, PROGRESS AND POLICIES; NAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX



Sommario/riassunto

The accelerating pace of global change demands that economies must be adaptable. Economies which are flexible flourish, as in Eastern Asia. Inflexible economies stagnate, as in Eastern Europe and Africa. However even though adaptability governs the long-term progress of economies, economists have had little to say about the nature and determinants of economic flexibility. This book redresses that situation. A prestigious team of contributors address the key theoretical and empirical issues, using a wide range of country studies.