03747nam 2200613Ia 450 991045687200332120200520144314.01-282-33503-097866123350370-8213-8061-3(CKB)2550000000005681(EBL)476220(OCoLC)649901434(SSID)ssj0000089875(PQKBManifestationID)11130444(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000089875(PQKBWorkID)10092987(PQKB)11365597(MiAaPQ)EBC476220(Au-PeEL)EBL476220(CaPaEBR)ebr10347285(CaONFJC)MIL233503(EXLCZ)99255000000000568120090911d2009 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTiger economies under threat[electronic resource] a comparative analysis of Malaysia's industrial prospects and policy options /Shahid Yusuf, Kaoru NabeshimaWashington, D.C. World Bank ;London Eurospan [distributor]20091 online resource (308 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-7880-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Chapter 1. Southeast Asia Faces Mounting Competition; Tables; Chapter 2. Malaysia: The Quintessential Maturing Tiger Economy; Figures; Chapter 3. Analyzing Comparative Advantage and Industrial Change: Reading the Export Trade Tea Leaves; Chapter 4. Imports and Foreign Direct Investment: Competition and Technology Transfer; Chapter 5. Leading and Faltering Industries: The Electronics, Auto Parts, and Agro-Processing Sectors; Chapter 6. Can Southeast Asian Tiger Economies Become Innovative?Chapter 7. From Technology Development to Innovation CapabilityChapter 8. Can the Tigers Grow Fast and Furious Again?; Chapter 9. What Can the Tigers Do?; Appendix A Revealed Comparative Advantage of East Asian Economies Other than Malaysia; Appendix B Product Space Analysis for Southeast Asian Economies; Appendix C Research and Development Spending by Private Firms in Malaysia; Appendix D Index of Innovation Revealed Comparative Advantage; Appendix E Financial Incentives for Research and Development, Technology Development, and Innovation in Chinese FirmsAppendix F Financial Incentives for Research and Development, Technology Development, and Innovation in Thai FirmsReferences; IndexSoutheast Asian tiger economies feel threatened by competition from other countries and worry that their growth momentum might be flagging. Even though their growth rates are above the average for the world and for developing countries, they fall short of yesterday's economic performance. The underlying worry is that they presage the beginning of a downward trend, the harbingers of which are lower rates of investment, persistently low rates of total factor productivity and low levels of innovativeness. The South East Asian tigers' worries motivate three questions: First, are the tigers rightlyIndustrial policyMalaysiaTechnological innovationsEconomic aspectsMalaysiaElectronic books.Industrial policyTechnological innovationsEconomic aspects338.09595Yusuf Shahid1949-127446Nabeshima Kaoru693249MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456872003321Tiger economies under threat1351452UNINA