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East Asian Development - Foundations and Strategies (Hardcover)
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East Asian Development - Foundations and Strategies (Hardcover)
Series: The Edwin O. Reischauer Lectures
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In the early 1960s, fewer than five percent of Japanese owned
automobiles, China's per capita income was among the lowest in
Asia, and living standards in South Korea's rural areas were on par
with some of the world's poorest countries. Today, these are three
of the most powerful economies on earth. Dwight Perkins grapples
with both the contemporary and historical causes and consequences
of the turnaround, drawing on firsthand experience in the region to
explain how Asian countries sustained such rapid economic growth in
the second half of the twentieth century. East Asian Development
offers a comprehensive view of the region, from Japan and the
"Asian Tigers" (Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea) to
Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and China--a behemoth
larger than all the other economies combined. While the overall
picture of Asian growth is positive, no single economic policy has
been effective regionwide. Interventionist policies that worked
well in some countries failed elsewhere. Perkins analyzes income
distribution, to uncover why initially egalitarian societies have
ended up in very different places, with Japan, for example,
maintaining a modest gap between rich and poor while China has
become one of Asia's most unequal economies. Today, the
once-dynamic Japanese and Korean economies are sluggish, and even
China shows signs of losing steam. Perkins investigates whether
this is a regional phenomenon or typical of all economies at this
stage of development. His inquiry reminds us that the uncharted
waters of China's vast economy make predictions of its future
performance speculative at best.
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Imprint: |
Harvard University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
The Edwin O. Reischauer Lectures |
Release date: |
October 2013 |
First published: |
October 2013 |
Authors: |
Dwight H. Perkins
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Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
222 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-674-72530-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Business & Economics >
Economics >
Development economics
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LSN: |
0-674-72530-1 |
Barcode: |
9780674725300 |
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