The Dynamics of Asian Manufacturing: A Comparative Perspective in the Late Twentieth Century - Hardcover

Timmer, Marcel P.

 
9781840642315: The Dynamics of Asian Manufacturing: A Comparative Perspective in the Late Twentieth Century
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1840642319 ISBN 13: 9781840642315
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

Manufacturing has played a key role in the economic fortunes of the East and South Asian regions. This timely book analyses patterns of rapid catch-up and relative stagnation in the manufacturing sector and links these to economic growth in the region.

Dr Timmer describes the manufacturing performance of five Asian countries since the 1960s: China, India, Indonesia, South Korea and Taiwan. Over this period Asian industrial development is placed in an international perspective by comparison with the world productivity leader, the USA. The author uses new empirical data to assess the degree of structural change in the manufacturing sector and its importance for productivity growth. He then discusses conditions for economic growth and catch up, and reviews the role of industrial and technology policies in the promotion of industrial development in Asia.

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About the Author

Marcel P. Timmer, Research Fellow, Groningen Growth and Development Centre, Faculty of Economics, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

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Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1840642319
ISBN 13 
9781840642315
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
328