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Technology, Learning, and Innovation: Experiences of Newly Industrializing Economies

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Technology, Learning, and Innovation: Experiences of Newly Industrializing Economies
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Linsu Kim
Edited by Richard R. Nelson
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:388
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 153
Category/GenreEconomics
ISBN/Barcode 9780521779876
ClassificationsDewey:338.9/27/091724 338.927091724 338.927091724
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 32 Tables, unspecified; 12 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 24 July 2000
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In this volume leading scholars analyze in a series of original essays and commentaries how newly industrializing countries (NICs), particularly those in East Asia, have transformed themselves from technologically backward and poor to relatively modern and affluent economies over the past thirty years. The contributors provide interesting theoretical perspectives and offer insights into the process of technological progress at both the macro and micro levels in these countries. The essays review how firms, particularly those in electronics and automobiles, have dynamically accumulated technological capabilities at the micro level, how public policies have shaped the process of technological progress at the national level, and what problems some of these countries face today at both levels. In addition, the volume provides a comparison of East Asian NIC's with their Latin American counterparts. The discussion also offers useful lessons for policies in other developing countries.