In the past 35 years, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan (China) have transformed themselves from technologically backwards and poor economies to relatively modern, affluent economies. Each has experienced more than a fourfold increase in per capita income. In each, a significant...

An explanation is sought for the Asian economic"miracle" that occurred between the 1960s and 1990s. Theories about theeconomic growth can be divided into two groups. Accumulation theories stressthe role of investments in moving the inputs and outputs along their productionfrictions. Assimilation...