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The Economics of the Latecomers: Catching-Up, Technology Transfer and Institutions in Germany, Japan and South Korea
Author(s): Jang-Sup Shin (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 29 May 2015
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 231 pages
- ISBN-10: 1138866113
- ISBN-13: 9781138866119
Book Description
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.
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About the Author
Jang-Sup Shin is currently working as a journalist for the Maeil Business Newspaper and TV in Seoul. He received his M.Phil. and Ph.D. from Cambridge University.
