Preliminaries; CONTENTS; List of figures; List of tables; Preface and acknowledgements; 1 THE ECONOMIC SUCCESS OF HONG KONG; 2 ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; 3 THE HONG KONG ENVIRONMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP; 4 ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR; 5 ADAPTIVE RESPONSE IN THE TEXTILE AND GARMENT INDUSTRY; 6 ADAPTIVE RESPONSE IN THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; 7 ENTREPRENEURSHIP, STRUCTURAL CHANGE AND CATCHING UP; 8 LESSONS FOR DEVELOPING ECONOMIES; 9 CONCLUSIONS; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Bibliography; Index
Summary
This is the first systematic economic study of the nature, operation and contribution of entrepreneurship to the growth of Hong Kong. The author argues that the success of Hong Kong is due to adaptive entrepreneurship
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-234) and index
