Southeast Asia faces mounting competition -- Malaysia : the quintessential maturing tiger economy -- Analyzing comparative advantage and industrial change : reading the export trade tea leaves -- Imports and foreign direct investment : competition and technology transfer -- Leading and faltering...

"This lucid and informative book analyzes the problems of clusters in transition through studies of agglomerations at different stages of development in various East Asian countries. The contributors reconsider industrial cluster policy within a more dynamic and long-term framework, and explore...