This chapter compares the technological catch up paths of the semiconductor industry in China, Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan. Using the sectoral innovation approach the chapter shows significant variations and extent of catch up enjoyed by these countries in the semiconductor industry such that it...

The dominant accounts about industrialisation in Taiwan have taken on either a market-government dichotomy or a confluence of both. In addition to market and government, this paper attempts to establish the role of trust in the development of the information hardware industry in Taiwan. While...

1. Explaining technological catch-up in Asia / Rajah Rasiah, Yeo Lin and Yuri Sadoi -- 2. Innovation and learning in the integrated circuits industry in Taiwan and China / Rajah Rasiah, Xinxin Kong and Yeo Lin -- 3. The computer software industry as a vehicle of late industrialization : lessons...