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The purpose of this book is to examine the forces underlying the long-lasting growth in newly industrialized countries in East-Asia (Hong-Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan). Theoretical and empirical studies are used to analyse different issues, such as the factors making countries continually grow whereas others experience a decline, the factors enabling an economy to grow in the long-run and to develop. Particular attention is paid to the role of human capital as a key factor of development, the role of international trade and public policy. In addition to the introductory chapter by the editors, the book gathers together twelve contributions in the form of academic articles. It is divided in three parts each comprising four contributions. The first part focuses on human capital (Chapters 2-5), the second one focuses on international trade-related issues (Chapters 6-9), and the third discusses the effectiveness of public policy (Chapters (10-13). The introductory chapter provides a brief review of Growth Theory, identifying the main empirical regularities and summarising the development of the theory from Ramsey to the modern growth literature of the 1990's. A survey of the

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Author

Frederic Tournemaine

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley; Publons (ISSN 0954-1748)

Published

2007

Language

EN

Field

Social Sciences