Learning from the Asian tigers: studies in technology and industrial policy

This is a collection of papers on industrial policy - the role of governments in promoting industrial development - and the particular significance of technology development. Two essays deal with the general debate on industrial policy and the nature of technology development; two are critical appraisals of the World Bank's approach to the debate on governments and markets; four are case studies of policy making on aspects of industrialisation, three in Asia and one in Africa.

Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedicated -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Paradigms of Development: The East Asian Debate on Industrial Policy -- 2 Understanding Technology Development -- 3 Technology Development Policies: Lessons from Asia -- 4 'The East Asian Miracle' Study: Does the Bell Toll for Industrial Strategy? -- 5 Structural Adjustment and African Industry -- 6 Malaysia: Industrial Success and the Role of Government -- 7 Skills and Capabilities in Ghana's Competitiveness (with Ganeshan Wignaraja) -- 8 Foreign Direct Investment Policies in the Asian NIEs -- Notes -- Index.