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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828999203321

Titolo

The new economy in East Asia and the Pacific / / edited by Peter Drysdale

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-134-46357-X

1-134-46358-8

0-415-28056-7

1-280-05187-6

0-203-64302-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 326 p. ) : ill

Collana

Pacific Trade and Development Conference series

Altri autori (Persone)

DrysdalePeter

Disciplina

330.95

Soggetti

Information technology - Economic aspects - Asia

Information technology - Economic aspects - Pacific Area

Information technology - Government policy - Asia

Information technology - Government policy - Pacific Area

Technological innovations - Economic aspects - East Asia

Technological innovations - Economic aspects - Pacific Area

Industrial policy - East Asia

Industrial policy - Pacific Area

Digital divide - East Asia

Digital divide - Pacific Area

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers from the Pacific Trade and Development Conference, The New Economy: Challenges for East Asia and the Pacific, held at the Australian National University, Canberra, 20-22 August 2001.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. The new economy in Asia and the Pacific: an overview 2. What's new in the new economy? 3. The new economy: theory and measurement 4. Telecommunications policy and the evolution of the internet 5. Factors affecting growth in the region:R&D and productivity 6.1 Beyond Silicon Valley: the regional spread of innovation 6.2 The Indian experience 6.3 The Chinese experience 6.4 The Taiwanese experience: impact on production and trade 7. Corporate strategies in information technology



firms 8. Intellectual property protection and capital markets in the new economy 9. A force for market competition or market power 10. Internet providers: an industry study 11. Automobiles: an industry study 12. The digital divide in East Asia 13. E-commerce: the work program of the World Trade Organization 14. Implications for APEC

Sommario/riassunto

This title looks at the experience with the new economy in North America. It sets out the problems of measuring the effects of technological change on economic progress.