Behind East Asian Growth: The Political and Social Foundations of Prosperity

by Henry S. Rowen

Book Overview

East Asian countries have adopted remarkably good policies to ensure sustained economic growth, but how did they come to adopt such policies in the first place? This book produces a more thorough explanation than has previously been advanced drawing on several disciplines including contributions from anthropologists, economists, political scientists, technologists, demographers, historians and psychologists. Several contributors have held high positions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415165202
• ISBN13: 9780415165204
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"