LEADER 03063nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910819218103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-81645-6 010 $a1-280-14694-X 010 $a0-203-98365-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000399920 035 $a(EBL)237275 035 $a(OCoLC)475946385 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000155974 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11161068 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000155974 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10114598 035 $a(PQKB)10715776 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC237275 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000399920 100 $a19940329d1995 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe flexible economy $ecauses and consequences of the adaptability of national economies /$fedited by Tony Killick 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d1995 215 $a1 online resource (427 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-11775-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aBOOK 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 327 $a10 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 330 $aThe 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. 606 $aEconomic development$vCase studies 606 $aEconomic history$y1990- 606 $aStructural adjustment (Economic policy)$vCase studies 615 0$aEconomic development 615 0$aEconomic history 615 0$aStructural adjustment (Economic policy) 676 $a330.9 676 $a338.9 701 $aKillick$b Tony$0122852 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819218103321 996 $aThe Flexible Economy$94113482 997 $aUNINA