1st Edition
Innovation and Learning Experiences in Rapidly Developing East Asia
1. Introduction: Governance and coordination modes in driving innovation and learning Rajah Rasiah, Thiruchelvam Kanagasundram and Keun Lee 2. Ownership, R&D and export intensities of automotive parts firms in East Asia Rajah Rasiah 3. Moving up in the global value chain in button manufacturing in China Rajah Rasiah, Xin-Xin Kong and Jebamalai Vinanchiarachi 4. Public research system under the people’s participatory government of Korea Kong-Rae Lee 5. Garment manufacturing in Laos: clustering and technological capabilities Rajah Rasiah, Vanthana Nolintha and Latdavanh Songvilay 6. Impediments to innovation: evidence from Malaysian manufacturing firms Lim Ee Shiang and Shyamala Nagaraj 7. Training and development practices of large Philippines companies Divina M. Edralin 8. Innovation policies in Thailand: towards a system of innovation approach? P. Intarakumnerd and Cristina Chaminade 9. Epilogue: Implications from industrializing East Asia’s innovation and learning experiences Rajah Rasiah
Biography
Rajah Rasiah is Professor of Technology and Innovation Policy in the Faculty of Economics and Administration at the University of Malaya, Malaysia.
Thiruchelvam Kanagasundram is an Associate Professor in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at the University of Malaya, Malaysia.
Keun Lee is the director of the Center for Economic Catch-up, and Professor of Economics at the Seoul National University, South Korea.
