1st Edition
Behind East Asian Growth The Political and Social Foundations of Prosperity
Edited By Henry S. Rowen
Copyright 1998
374 Pages
by
Routledge
372 Pages
by
Routledge
376 Pages
by
Routledge
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East Asian countries have adopted remarkably good policies to ensure sustained economic growth, but how did they come to adopt such policies in the first place? This book produces a more thorough explanation than has previously been advanced drawing on several disciplines including contributions from anthropologists, economists, political scientists, technologists, demographers, historians and... Read more
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.
Biography
Henry S. Rowen
