Achieving Industrialization in East Asia

by Helen Hughes

Overview

This book examines the economic success of the newly industrializing and near-industrializing economies of East Asia. The distinguished group of authors covers a range of topics in a comparative perspective, and identifies lessons of concern to economic, political, and social questions throughout the developing world. Contributors: James Riedel, Hollis Chenery, Seiji Naya, Thomas G. Parry, Robert Wade, Arnold C. Harberger, Deepak Lal, Ryokichi Hirono, Stephen Haggard, J.A.C. Mackie, William J. O'Malley.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521351294
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	11/10/1988
Series:	Trade and Development
Pages:	396
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.98(d)

Table of Contents

List of figures; List of tables; Contributors to this volume; Preface; Abbreviations; Symbols; 1. Economic development in East Asia: doing what comes naturally? James Riedel; 2. Industrialization and growth: alternative views of East Asia Hollis Chenery; 3. The role of trade policies in the industrialization of rapidly growing Asian developing countries Seiji Naya; 4. The role of foreign capital in East Asian industrialization, growth and development Thomas G. Parry; 5. The role of government in overcoming market failure: Taiwan, Republic of Korea and Japan Robert Wade; 6. Growth, industrialization and economic structure: Latin America and East Asia compared Arnold C. Harberger; 7. Ideology and industrialization in India and East Asia Deepak Lal; 8. Japan: model for East Asian industrialization? Ryokichi Hirono; 9. The politics of industrialization in the Republic of Korea and Taiwan Stephan Haggard; 10. Economic growth in the ASEAN Region: the political underpinnings J. A. C. Mackie; 11. Culture and industrialization William J. O'Malley; Bibliography; Index.