The development experience of Asia in the last three decades is characterized by countries pursuing widely divergent strategies and policies resulting in disparate growth performances. The resource-poor Asian newly industrializing economies (NIEs), namely, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and...

It is now widely accepted that the success of the Asian NIEs (newly industrializing economies) is not the result of cultural factors but of economic policy choices. Although the characteristics of political regimes have varied, the NIEs have had stable governments with relatively smooth...

After briefly examinig the general features of small and medium-scale industries and the problems they face, the study describes the experience of Indonesia in the promotion of small and medium industries. (DÜI-Sen)

The article aims at describing and analysing the status and development of small and medium industries in Thailand. Macro-economic aspects of these industries in industrial development and the national economy and the micro-economic characteristics of manufacturing establishments. Public...

In South Korea the government adopted the policy of creating and/or helping small-scale industries to grow and become medium-scale industries through import substitution for the domestic market and eventually export promotion for the international market. This contribution describes and analyses...

It is argued that supply-side interventions - subsidized loans, tax relief, industrial estates, product reservation etc. - linked to small enterprises are of little or no use in achieving the objective of a more labour-demanding industrial development in developing countries. The contrasting...

After describing the institutional framework for the promotion of small and medium industries in India, the author reviews the working of these institutions and assesses the impact of assistance and incentives on firms in this sector. Three boards suggested for competitive small industry,...

After reviewing the economic growth performance and the quality of life in several countries of Asia and the South Pacific, the study discusses contributions to growth by major economic sectors, productivity of investment and potential for growth and policy issues. The author notes that while...

The trends and patterns of urbanization and spatial development since 1960 in selected Asian and Pacific developing countries are reviewed and the main forces underlying the trends discussed. Issues such as the speed of urbanization, spatial concentration and appropriate measures to deal with...