This book shows that in Asia and Europe, 17th- early 20th century, the history of "free" labour is linked to that of …

broad problems of growth and regional economy, focusing on economic developments in Japan and Korea. Part 2 discusses trade …Part I: Growth and Regional Development -- Reconsidering the Middle-income Trap: The Case in Asia -- Identifying the … -- Part II: International Trade and Investment -- Global Supply Chain and Japanese Electronics firms’ Location in East Asia …

"Why Europe Grew Rich and Asia Did Not provides a striking new answer to the classic question of why Europe … industrialised from the late eighteenth century and Asia did not. Drawing significantly from the case of India, Prasannan … Parthasarathi shows that in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the advanced regions of Europe and Asia were more alike than …

The rapidly increasing importance of China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan both in Asia and in the … world economy, represents a trend that is set to continue into the 21st century. This book provides an authoritative … Asian growth in the latter part of the century. The contributors look at Asia within a global perspective and detailed …