Learning from the Asian tigers : studies in technology and industrial policy / Sanjaya Lall.
By: Lall, Sanjaya
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BookPublisher: London : MacMillan, 1997Description: xiv, 235 p. ; 22 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0333674111.Subject(s): Industrial policy -- Asia | Asia -- Economic conditions -- 1945-DDC classification: 338.95 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 338.95 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00070577 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This is a collection of papers on industrial policy - the role of governments in promoting industrial development - and the particular significance of technology development. Two essays deal with the general debate on industrial policy and the nature of technology development; two are critical appraisals of the World Bank's approach to the debate on governments and markets; four are case studies of policy making on aspects of industrialisation, three in Asia and one in Africa.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-226) and index.
Paradigms of development: The East Asian debate on industrial policy -- Understanding technology development -- Technology development policies: lessons from Asia -- 'The East Asian miracle' study: does the bell toll for industrial strategy? -- Structural adjustment and African industry -- Malaysia: Industrial success and the role of government -- Skills and capabilities in Ghana's competitiveness (with Ganeshan Wignaraja) -- Foreign direct investment policies in the Asian NIEs.