Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Chapter 1. Introduction; Tables; Figures; Chapter 2. Development Experience of China and India; Chapter 3. Trade Dynamics in China and India; Chapter 4. Unfolding Industry Dynamics in East and South Asia; Chapter 5. The Drivers of Asia's Industrial Geography; Chapter 6. Industrial Strategy at a Crossroads; Index
Summary
A great burst of globalization brought the 20th century to a close, creating upheaval in the world economy from roughly 1995 to 2008. And now a second upheaveal is in the offing following the severe financial crisis that plunged the global economy into recession in 2008-09. The first upheaval witnessed a massive migration of manufacturing and certain business services that transformed Asia into the industrial heartland of the world. The second upheaval will likely consolidate Asia's industrial preeminence and could result in a concentration of industrial activities in the two most populous and
