Henry S. Rowen (ed.)

Behind East Asian Growth

The Political and Social Foundations of Prosperity
Herausgeber: Rowen, Henry S

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this new study the contributors have a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds that help provide the reader with a unique survey of the fundamental reasons behind East Asian growth. These are shown to be historical legacies combined with contemporary politics, but also highlighted are four key factors: effective governance: motivating factors such as external threats to the nation and nearby successful models; achieving and learning societies: solid commitment to education, particularly universal primary and secondary schooling; growth with equity: the lowest disparity of incomes in the world for any developing region; and external influences: threats from communism, Japan's early industrialisation and protection by the US. Behind East Asian Growth is a distinctive and comprehensive survey of the factors influencing the region's unique economic success. It will be welcomed by academics, the business community and policy-makers alike.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 372
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 167mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 739g
• ISBN-13: 9780415165198
• ISBN-10: 0415165199
• Artikelnr.: 21026472

Autorenporträt

Henry S. Rowen

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables and Figures; Contributors; Editor's Forward. Overview: 1.
The Political and Social Foundations of the Rise of East Asia: An Overview;
Part 1: Effective Governance 2. Constructing the Political Foundations of
an Economic Miracle 3. Distinctive Institutions in the Rise of Industrial
Asia 4. Business, Politics and Policy in East and Southeast Asia 5.
Singapore's Model of Development: Is it Transferable? 6. Economic Reform in
Indonesia: The Transition from Resource Development to International
Competitiveness Part 2: Achievement and Learning Societies: 7. Human
Capital: How the East Excels 8. Education in Korea and Malaysia 9. Science
and Technology Policy and its influence on Economic Development in Taiwan
Part 3: Growth with Equality: 1. Poverty Reduction in Indonesia 2.
Demographic Transition, Education and Economic Growth in East Asian
Countries.