Manufacturing has played a key role in the economic fortunes of the East and South Asian regions. This timely book … analyses patterns of rapid catch-up and relative stagnation in the manufacturing sector and links these to economic growth in … the region. Dr Timmer describes the manufacturing performance of five Asian countries since the 1960s: China, India …

Central Europe and to narrowing the gap between these transition economies and countries within the European Union. The Czech … Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia have attracted substantial FDI since the beginning of their transition to a market … manufacturing sector in accordance with the host countries' comparative advantages. The case of Austria is used to demonstrate the …

context of manufacturing industries. Chapters analyze core topics such as business model transformation, ecosystem design, and … of digital platforms and other prominent disciplines by proposing an integrated approach to manufacturing. Ultimately …

economics of transition, comparative economic systems, political economy and the European business environment …

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 … liberalisation and export diversification in Nepal -- 7. Liberalisation and the manufacturing sector -- 8. Small enterprise …

underlying assumptions of other studies, The Growth Process in East Asian Manufacturing Industries re-examines the role of total … statistically test whether manufacturing industries in East Asia homogeneously applied the best practice production technology, and … investigates the TFP growth slowdown in East Asian manufacturing sectors. Potential links between technological progress (or …

&D, the association between the Internet and R&D efficiency, and the role of competition, internationalization, firm size and …