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1 online resource (356 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 SMALL OPEN ECONOMIES: THE MAIN ISSUES; Size of the Economy and Integration in the World Economy; Real Aspects of Openness; Monetary and Fiscal Policy in an Open Economy; The Exchange Rate Regime in a Small Developing Economy; Notes; References; 3 FOREIGN TRADE AND INVESTMENT AS BOOSTERS FOR TAKE-OFF: THE EXPERIENCE OF TAIWAN; Introduction; The Theoretical Framework of the Analysis; Trade Liberalization and Preparing for Take-Off |
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Structural Change and the Expansion of ExportsThe Importance of Promoting the Propensity to Save; Estimating the Approximate Year of Economic Take-Off; Income Distribution and Economic Growth; Concluding Remarks; Appendix; Notes; References; 4 LESSONS FROM SOUTH KOREA'S EXPERIENCE WITH INDUSTRIALIZATION; Introduction; Changes in Industrialization Strategy; Export-Oriented Industrialization and Growth, 1962-1978; Recent Economic Difficulties and Their Causes; Prospects and Lessons; Notes; References |
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5 RAPID GROWTH AND RELATIVE PRICE STABILITY IN A SMALL OPEN ECONOMY: THE EXPERIENCE OF SINGAPOREIntroduction; Economic Development Before 1960; Development from 1960 to 1980; Economic Liberalism; The Role of the State; The Contribution of Foreign Manufacturing Enterprises; Factors Contributing to Rapid Economic Growth; Factors Contributing to Relative Price Stability; Exchange Rate Management and Inflation; Development Policies and Prospects; Lessons from Singapore's Development Experience; Notes; References; 6 ECONOMIC GROWTH AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN THE SMALL OPEN ECONOMY OF HONG KONG |
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IntroductionDeterminants of Comparative Advantage: A Factor Proportions Analysis; Policy Problems in the 1980s; Appendix; References; Additional Source Materials; 7 OPENING UP AND LIBERALIZING THE CHILEAN ECONOMY: THE 1970S; Introduction; Trade and the Great Depression; The Post-Depression Years: The Incidence of Protection; The Background: The Depression of 1975-1977; Unemployment after the 1975-1977 Depression; Trade Reform, Manufacturing Production and Employment; Access to the International Capital Market and Financial Reform; Concluding Comments; Notes; References |
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8 THE EXPERIENCE AND LESSONS OF ASIA'S SUPER EXPORTERSStructure and Growth of the Super Exporters; The Experience of Individual Countries; The Role of Export Promotion; Prerequisites for an Open, Outward- Oriented Economy; Notes; References; 9 SOURCES OF GROWTH AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND TAIWAN: SOME COMPARISONS; Introduction; Comparison with Other Countries; Direct Comparisons; The Pattern of Employment Absorption in Manufacturing; Conclusions; Notes; References; 10 EMPLOYMENT, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, AND GROWTH IN THE EAST ASIAN CONTEXT: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS |
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Introduction |
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Print version record |
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Foreign trade promotion -- Case studies
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States, Small -- Economic conditions -- Case studies
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Foreign trade promotion
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States, Small -- Economic conditions
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Case studies
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429691331 |
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0429691335 |
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