The Economics of the Latecomers: Catching-Up, Technology Transfer and Institutions in Germany, Japan and South Korea

By Jang-Sup Shin

Book Overview

This book examines the spectacularly successful economies of East Asia, Japan and South Korea. The comparison of the 'catching-up' process in Japan and South Korea includes studies of the iron and steel and semi-conductor industries. The author shows the difficulties involved in trying to detect general patterns of development, as both countries appear to respond to different technological imperatives. As a result general models of development should be treated with caution, given the need to consider different historical and institutional contexts.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415140552
• ISBN13: 9780415140553
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.5"