Global Competitiveness and Industrial Growth in Taiwan and the Philippines

by Cheng-Tian Kuo

Book Overview

Kuo contrasts the economic evolutions of Taiwan and the Philippines as the product of government and industry relations. The two nations shared many economic similarities-yet Taiwan moved from clientelism to state corporatism, while in the Philippines clientelism remains deeply entrenched.Kuo's case studies in the textile, plywood, and electronics industries support these general arguments. He finds that clientelism invariably leads to economic problems,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822985756
• ISBN13: 9780822985754
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"