Introduction and overview / Prema-chandra Athukorala -- Asian trade and investment : trends and patterns / Prema-chandra Athukorala and Hal Hill -- The spatial patterns of production and distribution networks in East Asia / Mitsuyo Ando and Fukunari Kimura -- Production fragmentation and...

Asia has undergone rapid transformation over the past several decades as many countries have embraced new technologies and the processes of globalisation. Focusing on a number of developed and developing Asian economies, this book explores the dynamics of workforce development and skill...

Introduction -- An international comparison of the size-structure of manufacturing firms -- Salient features of the growth pattern in India -- The non-household sector in Indian manufacturing -- The impact of the missing middle on the growth rate -- The missing middle in manufacturing -- Causes...