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The Dynamics Of Asian Manufacturing |
Marcel P. Timmer, Research Fellow, Groningen Growth and Development Centre, Faculty of Economics, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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| 2000 |
328 pp |
Hardback |
978 1 84064 231 5 |
£79.00 |
on-line discount
£71.10 |
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‘The present book is a great contribution to the empirical research in the area of International Comparisons of Output and Productivity (ICOP). . . . the book provides a deep insight into the process of growth through the dynamic manufacturing processes of an economy. . . . It is one of those marvellous pieces of empirical research and is strongly recommended to students, researchers and policymakers in the region of ICOP.’
– Chandra Prakash Gupta, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research
‘This book tackles many common perceptions of the industrialization process in Asia. Timmer provides new insights on how Korea and Taiwan managed to narrow the gap relative to the productivity frontier in the world, whereas China, Indonesia and India failed to enter the catch-up track. The book is a thorough piece of empirical work, with a new data set on comparative productivity levels, and it is well embedded in the general thinking on the role of industrialization in economic growth. It is strongly recommended to any reader who needs more than only a superficial knowledge of the region.’
– Bart van Ark, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Manufacturing has played a key role in the economic fortunes of the East and South Asian regions. This timely book analyses patterns of rapid catch-up and relative stagnation in the manufacturing sector and links these to economic growth in the region.
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Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The Catch-up Hypothesis in Retrospect 3. Industry-of-Origin Approach to International Comparisons 4. A Benchmark for Relative Productivity Levels 5. Catch-up and Relative Stagnation in Aggregate Manufacturing 6. Catch-up and Relative Stagnation in Manufacturing Branches 7. Structural Change and Productivity Growth 8. The Impact of Industrial and Technology Policies 9. Summary and Conclusions References Index
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