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Product Description: Many believe that economic development is primarily a function of institutions that help societies reap potential gains from interdependent actors. The norms, rules, and organizations that "govern" transactions are meant to resolve the collective action problems at the heart of economic development...read more
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9780979077272 | Social Science Research Council, June 30, 2010, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Many believe that economic development is primarily a function of institutions that help societies reap potential gains from interdependent actors.
Why do some middle-income countries diversify their economies but fail to upgrade - to produce world-class products based on local inputs and technological capacities? Why have the "little tigers" of Southeast Asia, such as Thailand, continued to lag behind the Newly Industrializing Countries of East Asia? Richard Doner goes beyond "political will" by emphasizing institutional capacities and political pressures: Development challenges vary. Upgrading poses tough challenges that require robust institutional capacities. Such strengths are political in origin. They reflect pressures, such as security threats and resource constraints, which motivate political leaders to focus on efficiency more than clientelist payoffs. Such pressures help to explain the political institutions - "veto players" - through which leaders operate. Doner assesses this argument by analyzing Thai development historically, in three sectors (sugar, textiles, and autos) and in comparison with both weaker and stronger competitors (Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan, Brazil, and South Korea).
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9780521516129 | 1 edition (Cambridge Univ Pr, February 16, 2009), cover price $89.99
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9780521736114 | 1 edition (Cambridge Univ Pr, February 9, 2009), cover price $29.99 | About this edition: Why do some middle-income countries diversify their economies but fail to upgrade - to produce world-class products based on local inputs and technological capacities?
Product Description: This book analyzes the institutional underpinnings of East Asia's dynamic growth by exploring the interplay between governance and flexibility. As the challenges of promoting and sustaining economic growth become ever more complex, firms in both advanced and industrializing countries face constant pressures for change from markets and technology...read more
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9780742509436 | Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, April 1, 2001, cover price $118.00 | About this edition: This book analyzes the institutional underpinnings of East Asia's dynamic growth by exploring the interplay between governance and flexibility.
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9780742509443 | Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, April 1, 2001, cover price $37.00 | About this edition: This book analyzes the institutional underpinnings of East Asia's dynamic growth by exploring the interplay between governance and flexibility.
From Silicon Valley to Singapore: Location and Competitive Advantage in the Hard Disk Drive Industry
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9780804741521 | Stanford Univ Pr, December 1, 2000, cover price $59.95
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9780804741835 | Stanford Univ Pr, December 1, 2000, cover price $26.95
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9780520069381 | Univ of California Pr, April 1, 1991, cover price $45.00 | About this edition: Driving a Bargain: Automobile Industrialization and Japanese Firms in Southeast Asia (Studies in International Political Economy)
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