chapter 1 Business, knowledge, and networks -- chapter 2 Insulation versus regional integration -- chapter 3 Commerce and the East Asian community -- chapter 4 National interest versus regional innovation -- chapter 5 Electronics sector: Global modules and local minds -- chapter 6 Automotive...

In the 21st century, intangible resources such as knowledge and social capital have become as necessary to the modern economy as coal, diamonds, and oil were to the past. This shift from product-focused to service-focused economies necessitates a drastic re-thinking of the ways in which we...