Economics of Industrial Development

Informationen zum Autor John Weiss is Professor of Development Economics and Associate Dean for Research in the Bradford Centre for International Development! the University of Bradford! UK.He has worked as a consultant for many international organisations including the Asian Development Bank! the World Bank and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation. Klappentext The economic geography of the world has been changing significantly over the years. However! this process has been very uneven with some parts of the developing world being largely non-industrial. This book aims to explain this process from the perspective of developing countries. Zusammenfassung This book aims to explain this process from the perspective of developing countries. It charts current trends in industrial development drawing on available statistics and explores different perspectives on the role the manufacturing industry can play. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Industry and Development 2. Engine of Growth 3. Trade and Efficiency 4. Globalisation and Industrialisation 5. Technology and Industrialisation 6. Small Scale Industry: Sink or Seedbed? 7. Industrial Policy and the East Asian Miracle 8. Giants Awakened: India and China

Product details

• Authors: John Weiss, John (University of Bradford Weiss, Weiss John
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.08.2010
• EAN: 9780415473712
• ISBN: 978-0-415-47371-2
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Structural Adjustment, Economics of industrial organisation, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Economics of industrial organization