as the "engine of growth." It is in the context of industrialization that openness played an important role in East Asia … exchange) and industrialization. Part 1 of the paper documents the extent of structural transformation in developing Asia …This paper argues that the single most important factor that explains East Asia's development success was its fast …

the "engine of growth." It is in the context of industrialization that openness played an important role in East Asia … exchange) and industrialization. Part 2 of the paper reviews the role of Asia's developmental states in consciously …This paper argues that the single most important factor that explains East Asia's development success was its fast …

decline have fallen as obviously. These results are consistent with the idea that industrialization in employment terms has … been more important for eventual prosperity than has industrialization in output terms; and that high manufacturing … industrialization may have become more difficult. …

urbanization. We also find positive and significant effects of industrialization and education on urbanization, consistent with the …

areas and across East, Central, and West PRC. The drivers of this trend include market development, industrialization, and … privatization. As industrialization and urbanization continue in the PRC, the growth of the middle class will intensify, and could …

in arresting continuing environmental degradation in the Asia and Pacific region. Quoting examples, the paper asserts …

). This paper examines the competitive position of suppliers from developing Asia in the expanded EU clothing market relative …

Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are emerging as developing Asia's main policy tool for handling the region's excess …-risk, high-return investments, and are subject to a wide range of downside risks. The underlying nature of Asia's reserves, which … implication is that the transformation of Asia into a major exporter of capital raises the possibility that capital outflows can …

frequent, longer lasting, and more severe in Asia than in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries … financial crises or recessions in Asia. In view of the current global crisis and severe financial downturns, Asian economies are …