This third book in the series focuses on how small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute to achieving and sustaining growth and performance in their economies, as well as the ways in which governments can assist and enhance that contribution. This is of particular concern given the...

The 1997 financial and economic crisis in East Asia provided the catalyst for an important reappraisal of the Small and Medium sized Enterprise (SME) sector across the region. In this timely book, a distinguished group of contributors discusses the role of SMEs in the globalisation of the East...

This fourth volume in the Studies of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in East Asia series focuses on regional and sectoral dimensions in a number of regional economies and economic sectors. The contributors place special emphasis on the importance of SME networking and clustering initiatives...

Machine generated contents note: 1 The Study of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in East Asia 1 -- Charles Harvie and Boon-Chye Lee -- 2 The Asian Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Regional SMEs 10 -- Charles Harvie -- 3 SMEs in the Globalised Developing Economies: Some...

Machine generated contents note: 1 East Asian SMEs: Contemporary Issues and Developments - An Overview -- Charles Harvie and Boon-Chye Lee -- 2 Profile of SMEs and SME Issues in East Asia -- Chris Hall -- 3 China's SMEs: Their Evolution and Future Prospects in an Evolving Market Economy --...