Competitiveness, FDI and Technological Activity in East Asia (In Association With the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / the World Bank) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1843761149 ISBN 13: 9781843761143

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

East Asia is the most competitive and dynamic industrial region in the developing world. This is universally acknowledged but not yet fully understood. In particular, the different strategies the 'Tiger' economies used to access and absorb foreign technologies, and the interaction of technology imports with domestic technological effort, have not been sufficiently explored.

This book addresses this imbalance with new country studies on the interaction between foreign direct investment (FDI) and technological activity in building export competitiveness. The book covers China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand, highlighting different strategic approaches to building capabilities in industrial enterprises. The book also includes a general overview and studies of Japanese multinationals overseas.

Those interested in the critical role that technologies can play in promoting economic growth and competitiveness will find this study of great interest, especially academics and those in governments and agencies engaged in economic development policy.

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About the Author

Edited by the late Sanjaya Lall, formerly Professor of Development Economics, Oxford University (at the International Development Centre at Queen Elizabeth House), UK and Shujiro Urata, Professor of Economics, Waseda University, Japan

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843761149
• ISBN 13: 9781843761143
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 432
• Editor: Lall Sanjaya, Urata Shujiro