Schlüsselelemente der Innovation sind Unternehmen und Technologien. Am Beispiel verschiedener Wirtschaftstheoretiker und Sozialwissenschaftler (Schumpeter, Hagen, Galbraith, Weber) werden Aussagen zum wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Wandel bzw. zu Entwicklungsformen gemacht. Schließlich werden...

Der Autor untersucht die Rolle privater Direktinvestitionen aus dem Ausland als Finanzquelle für die Entwicklung der Wirtschaft in asiatischen, lateinamerikanischen und afrikanischen Ländern. Diese Privatinvestitionen werden ferner auf Ergänzungs- bzw. Ersatzmöglichkeiten durch andere...

After a brief overview of the links between trade and development from different theoretical perspectives, the role of foreign trade and investment in the economic development of 13 countries in Asia over the past two decades is explored. Exports as an "engine of growth" in Asia, 1960-82. The...

Based on the findings of a study, recently completed by the Asian Development Bank, on the mobilization of savings and the process of financial intermediation in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Korea and Thailand, the article discusses how measures designed to promote financial...

Main trends in U.S. trade policies since the end of World War II. Specific trade policies of the Reagan Administration, particularly those that affect development in Southeast and East Asia. Decline in U.S. hegemony of world trade. Some of the more important factors that will be likely to shape...

The development pattern of rice, a major crop in Asia, relating it to irrigation, is briefly reviewed, the relationships between higher cereal production, calorie intake per capita and investment in irrigation facilities examined, some of the major tasks ahead in Asian agriculture in the light...

Review of the evolution of developmental experience (with special reference to India, China, Taiwan, etc.) and the concomitant rise and fall of ideas in development economics. Different economic growth models and their relevance in solving the problem of poverty in India and other developing...

Development may be considered as a process of two successful graduations: the first is from colonial agrarianism to dualism and the second, from dualism to modern growth. The author presents a framework for this transition process, keeping in mind important differences among developing countries...

Based on the experiences of five low-income countries in South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) and three middle-income countries in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand), the paper briefly outlines recent trends in human resource development in these...