City States in the Global Economy - Industrial Restructuring in Hong Kong and Singapore

Providing both historical comparisons and analyses of contemporary issues, the authors consider the patterns, strategies and consequences of industrial restructuring in two dynamic Asian city states.

List of contents

* Hong Kong and Singapore in the World Economy * Historical Trajectories: Common Legacies, Different Outcomes * Hong Kong: Locked into Labor-intensive Manufacturing * Singapore: Manufacturing Fortunes in Sunrise and High Noon Industries * Hong Kong versus Singapore: Divergent Paths of Economic Change * Comparing Institutional Legacies and Trajectories * Conclusion

About the author

Stephen Wing-kai Chiu

Summary

Providing both historical comparisons and analyses of contemporary issues, the authors consider the patterns, strategies and consequences of industrial restructuring in two dynamic Asian city states.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Chiu, Stephen Ho Chiu, Stephen W.K. Chiu, Stephen Wing Chiu, Stephen Wing-kai Chiu, K. C. Ho, Kong Chong Ho, Kong-Chong Ho, Tai Lok Lui, Tai-Lok Lui
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.1998
• EAN: 9780813336350
• ISBN: 978-0-8133-3635-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Transitions: Asia & Asian Amer
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Hongkong, Singapur, Volkswirtschaftslehre, Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Hong Kong, Singapore, Urban communities, Urban communities / city life