"The present report contains the analytical summary of the discussion and recommendations of the UNECE-OSCE Forum "Public -- Private Cooperation in Industrial Restructuring" held on 2 and 3 November 2004 in Almaty, Kazakhstan"--Pref

This paper argues that the single most important factor that explains East Asia's development success was its fast structural transformation toward industrialization, manufacturing in particular. Workers moved out of agriculture into manufacturing, and the sector diversified and upgraded its...