East Asian Development Model: Economic Growth, Institutional Failure and the Aftermath of the Crisis

From The Industry Standard
This book is a stimulating, wide-ranging, and ambitious attempt to draw lessons from the Asian financial disaster.


Takafusa Nakamura, Professor of Economics, Tokyo University
'I recommend this book to statesmen, economists, and all persons having interest in Asian economies.'


Kenneth S. Courtis, Vice President, Goldman Sachs
The book offers a profound assessment of Asia's economies in difficulties.


Takafusa Nakamura, Professor of Economics, Tokyo University
I recommend this book to statesmen, economists, and all persons having interest in Asian economies.


Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Vice President, DBS Thai Danu Bank
This book is a must-read for those who are involved with Asia.


Howard V. Perlmutter, Professor Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania
A balanced and illuminating set of essays about the past and the evolving new premises of post crisis contemporary Asia.


Book Description
The Asian Economic Crisis and the following economic meltdown have raised new questions about the role of industrial policy in Asian Economic growth and the best mix of policies to insure the survival of economic growth. Bringing together the work of development economics experts, this book looks at the role of industrial policy in East Asian development and the challenge of the economic meltdown. The book aims to guide governments and firms to manage strategically through and beyond the present crisis.



About the Author
Frank-Jurgen Richter holds a management position with a European Multinational Corporation.



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Essays explore perspectives of the East Asian development model. Contributors discuss the model's cultural heritage, the political context through which it arose, its basic assumptions, and its failures. They identify causes and consequences of the Asian economic crisis, describe features of economic development throughout the region, and discuss strategic responses of Asian firms to newly emerging economic environments. The editor holds a senior management position with a European multinational corporation. He has written several books on Asia-Pacific management issues. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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