The economics of the latecomers : catching-up, technology transfer and institutions in Germany, Japan and South Korea
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Bibliographic Information
The economics of the latecomers : catching-up, technology transfer and institutions in Germany, Japan and South Korea
（Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia, 6）
Routledge, 1996
Available at 81 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-206) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book examines the spectacularly successful economies of East Asia, Japan and South Korea. The comparison of the 'catching-up' process in Japan and South Korea includes studies of the iron and steel and semi-conductor industries. The author shows the difficulties involved in trying to detect general patterns of development, as both countries appear to respond to different technological imperatives. As a result general models of development should be treated with caution, given the need to consider different historical and institutional contexts.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Part 1 On Methodology
- Chapter 1 Late Industrialisation and Catching-Up
- Chapter 2 Technology Transfer, Technological Capability and National Systems of Innovation
- Chapter 3 Institutions, Institutional Change and Catching-Up
- Part 2 On Interpreting History
- Chapter 4 Comparative Settings
- Chapter 5 Regional Contrast in the Development of the Iron and Steel Industry in Germany, 1800-1850
- Chapter 6 UK-Germany-Japan Comparison in the Iron and Steel Industry, 1850-1930
- Chapter 7 USA-Japan-Korea Comparison in the Iron and Steel Industry, 1950-1990
- Chapter 8 USA-Japan-Korea Comparison in the Semiconductor Industry, 1950-1993
- Conclusions
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