LEADER 05556nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910780816703321 005 20230721025241.0 010 $a1-282-44076-4 010 $a9786612440762 010 $a981-283-280-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000000000689 035 $a(EBL)477100 035 $a(OCoLC)557659834 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000339010 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11233056 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000339010 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10298279 035 $a(PQKB)11746343 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC477100 035 $a(WSP)00002175 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL477100 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10361873 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL244076 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000000689 100 $a20080912d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurbuu|||uu||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIndustrial development in East Asia$b[electronic resource] $ea comparative look at Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore /$fK. Ali Akkemik 210 $aSingapore ;$aHackensack, NJ $cWorld Scientific$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (346 p.) 225 1 $aSeries on economic development and growth,$x1793-3668 ;$vv. 3 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-283-279-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 277-295) and index. 327 $aPreface; CONTENTS; Acronyms; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Economic Development in East Asia; 1.2. The Role of Government in East Asia; 1.3. Objectives and Methodology; 1.4. Organization of the Book; 2. Industrial Policies in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan; 2.1. Industrial Policy: Definition and Theoretical Underpinnings; 2.2. The Objectives of Industrial Policy; 2.3. Instruments of Industrial Policy; 2.3.1. Competition policy; 2.3.2. Trade policy; 2.3.3. Tax and financial sector policies; 2.3.4. Labor market policies; 2.3.5. Technology policies; 2.3.6. Foreign investment policies 327 $a2.4. Summary and Conclusion 3. Industrial Policies in Singapore; 3.1. Singapore Economy at a Glance; 3.2. Singapore's Industrial Policies: A Historical Perspective; 3.2.1. Industrial policies before 1985; 3.2.2. Industrial policies after the recession; 3.3. Characteristics of Industrial Policies in Singapore; 3.3.1. Labor market policy; 3.3.2. Investment and tax policy; 3.3.3. Technology policy; 3.3.4. Foreign trade policy; 3.3.5. Foreign investment policy; 3.3.6. Regionalization; 3.3.7. Competition policy and promotion of local firms 327 $a3.4. Productivity-Specific Features of Industrial Policies in Singapore 3.4.1. Improving the quality of the labor-force; 3.4.2. Productivity improvement through MNC - local firm interaction; 3.4.3. Indigenous technology development; 4. A Comparison of Industrial Policies in Singapore with Those in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan; 4.1. Initial Conditions; 4.2. Characteristics of Governments; 4.3. Trade Policies; 4.4. Industrialization Paths; 4.5. Fiscal Incentives and Policy-Based Finance; 4.6. Foreign Elements; 4.7. Business Structures; 4.8. The Influence of International Political Economy 327 $a5. Labor Productivity and Labor Reallocation: The Singapore Case 5.1. Trends in Labor Productivity and Real Wages in Singapore; 5.1.1. Description of data; 5.1.1.1. Real value-added; 5.1.1.2. Employment; 5.1.1.3. Working hours; 5.1.1.4. Labor compensation; 5.1.1.5. Periodization; 5.1.2. Trends in labor productivity and real wages; 5.2. The Impact of the Intersectoral Reallocation of Labor on Labor Productivity: Methodology; 5.3. Empirical Findings; 5.4. Labor Productivity and Labor Market Policies: A Policy Discussion; 6. Total Factor Productivity and Resource Reallocation 327 $a6.1. Measurement of Total Factor Productivity Growth 6.1.1. Translog index of labor; 6.1.2. Translog index of capital; 6.1.3. Translog index of productivity growth; 6.1.4. Description of data; 6.2. TFP Growth Estimates; 6.2.1. Previous studies on total factor productivity growth and its sources; 6.2.2. TFP growth estimates: Empirical findings; 6.2.3. Sensitivity analysis for TFP growth estimates; 6.3. The Impact of Resource Allocation on TFP Growth: Methodology; 6.4. The Impact of Resource Allocation on TFP Growth: Empirical Findings; 6.5. TFP Growth: A Policy Discussion 327 $a7. Productivity Growth and Resource Allocation: An International Comparison of Singapore with East Asia 330 $aThis book presents a broad descriptive and quantitative evaluation of industrial policies in four East Asian economies - Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore - with a special focus on Singapore. The book offers a comprehensive overview of the discussions on the concept of industrial policy within the East Asian context and quantitative assessments of these policies through productivity analyses and CGE modeling, especially where Singapore is concerned. 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