Southeast Asia faces mounting competition -- Malaysia : the quintessential maturing tiger economy -- Analyzing comparative advantage and industrial change : reading the export trade tea leaves -- Imports and foreign direct investment : competition and technology transfer -- Leading and faltering...

Post-Industrial East Asian Cities analyzes urban developments and policies responsible for the growth of producer services and creative industries. This study is based on the findings of firm surveys conducted in East Asia and a review of the data and literature on several key regional cities...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Title -- Foreword ix -- Preface xi -- Acknowledgments xv -- Abbreviations and Acronyms xvii -- 1 Economic Changes and Policy Implications in East Asia 1 -- 2 Strengthening East Asian Economies: Macroeconomic Stability, Corporate and Financial Reform, and the Rule of Law 35...

This report stats that income gaps among countries are largely explained by differences in productivity. By raising the capital/labor ratio and rapidly assimilating technologies across a wide range of activities, China has increased factor productivity manifold since 1980 and joined the ranks of...