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Luken, Ralph Andrew - 2007

1. Introduction -- 2. Decoupling of environmental pressure from industrial growth, 1990-2002 -- 3. Heuristic model of EST adoption -- 4. Brazil -- 5. China -- 6. India -- 7. Kenya -- 8. Thailand -- 9. Tunisia -- 10. Viet Nam -- 11. Zimbabwe -- 13. Eight-country assessment of factors influencing...

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Economic policy and manufacturing performance in developing countries

Tribe, Michael A. (contributor); … - 2001

This book considers the impact of economic reforms on manufacturing performance and explores policy options for promoting manufacturing. Using country-specific case studies spanning Africa, South Asia, South East Asia and Latin America, the authors examine the evidence for and against both trade...

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Towards sustainable development in industry? : reports from seven developing and transition economies

Hesp, Paul (contributor); Luken, Ralph Andrew (contributor) - 2003

Many developing and transition economies have not yet undertaken the policy integration measures needed to enhance the impact of industry on sustainable development. In this original and insightful book, national experts from Chile, China, the Czech Republic, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey and...

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The handbook of Latin American trade in manufactures

Lord, Montague J. (contributor) - 1998

This major handbook offers a comprehensive analysis of the key issues surrounding the rapid expansion of Latin America's manufacturing sector. It systematically examines the most important factors influencing the comparative advantages and the globalization of manufacturing industries in the region

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Industry policy in Taiwan and Korea in the 1980s : winning with the market

Smith, Heather - 2000

The growth in global competitiveness and interdependence has led to an increased interest in the role of industrial policy in achieving economic growth objectives. Heather Smith reignites the contentious debate of the role of the state using East Asian economic development in general with...

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Entrepreneurship and the internationalisation of Asian firms : an institutional perspective

Yeung, Henry Wai-Chung - 2002

two contrasting Asian contexts : Hong Kong and Singapore -- 3. City-states and their global reach : outward investments … from Hong Kong and Singapore -- 4. Entrepreneurs in international business -- 5. Empowered managers : intrapreneurs in … transnational corporations (TNCs) from Hong Kong and Singapore. Henry Wai-chung Yeung argues that significant variations in …

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Employment of women in Chinese cultures : half the sky

Granrose, Cherlyn S. (contributor) - 2005

working women in Singapore /Irene K.H. Chew and Naresh Khatri --Women's development in Hebei Province, PRC /Yong-Qing Fang …. The volume includes chapters on the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore--nations that have common …