Political Economy of the New Asian Industrialism

by Frederic C. Deyo

Book Overview

The newly industrializing countries (NICs) of East Asia have undergone rapid economic expansion over the past twenty vears. Unlike NICs elsewhere in the Third World, those in the Pacific basin-South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong-have managed to achieve almost full employment, a relatively egalitarian distribution of income, and the virtual elimination or poverty. In this collection of essays, nine development specialists explore the Asian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801494494
• ISBN13: 9780801494499
• Release Date: March 1987
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher