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Book SynopsisThis detailed book explores and provides insights into the development and transformation of various clusters, economies and industrial sectors in East and Southeast Asia.
Trade Review‘The book is thus a useful addition to the large and growing literature involving industrial agglomeration and clustering in the dynamic geographic region of East Asia, particularly in an international setting. . . the collection is of value.’ -- Srikanta Chatterjee, World Economics Association Newsletter
Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Cluster Policies and Entrepreneurial States in East Asia Alexander Ebner 2. Information and Communication Technology and Economic Growth of Four Asian Industrialized Economies Yanfei Li and Wai-Mun Chia 3. Industrial Agglomeration of Taiwanese Electronics Firms in Dongguan, China: Home Effects and Implications for Industrial Upgrading Felix Haifeng Liao, Karen Zhihua Xu and Bin Liang 4. The Rise of the Biomedical Cluster in Wonju, Korea Jun Koo and Jongmin Choi 5. The Global Economic Crisis as Leverage for Emerging Regional Growth Paths? Differentiated Evidence from China – Three Years Onwards Daniel Schiller and Henning Kroll 6. Technological Intensity of FDI in Vietnam – Implications for Future Economic Development and Emerging Clusters Curt Nestor 7. The Aircraft Industry as a Tool for Economic and Industrial Development – The Case of Indonesia Sören Eriksson 8. Foreign Knowledge Transfer in the Development of Aircraft Industry Clusters – The Case of Chengdu, China Sören Eriksson Index
