The Economics of the Latecomers: Catching-Up, Technology Transfer and Institutions in Germany, Japan and South Korea (Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia, 6) (Hardcover)

~ Yang-Sup Shin (Author) "'Local convergence without global convergence'1 - this is the broad statistical picture of the catching-up record in the world economy since the beginning of the..." (more)
Key Phrases: different technological imperatives, moderate backwardness, realisation factors, Upper Silesia, East Asian, Second World War (more...)

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"...the book is a useful stimulus to the continuing discussion of late development's role in the international political economy." -- The Journal of Asian Studies

...the book is a useful stimulus to the continuing discussion of late development's role in the international political economy.
–The Journal of Asian Studies

...the book is a useful stimulus to the continuing discussion of late developments role in the international political economy.
–The Journal of Asian Studies

Product Description

Is late industrialization an advantage? This book examines the case of South Korea and compares it with the experiences of Germany at the turn of the century and Japan this century.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (November 7, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415140552
• ISBN-13: 978-0415140553
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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