This book examines the economic success of the industrializing economies of East Asia.

Private enterprise contributed investment despite risk of uncertainty, and through exposure to international competition became efficient and profitable.

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1. Economic development in East Asia: doing what comes naturally? James Riedel
2. industrialization and growth: alternative views of East Asia Hollis Chenery
3. The role of trade policies in the industrialization of rapidly growing Asian developing countries Seiji Naya
4. The role of foreign capital in East Asian industrialization, growth and development Thomas G. Parry
5. The role of government in overcoming market failure: Taiwan, Republic of Korea and Japan Robert Wade
6. Growth, industrialization and economic structure: Latin America and East Asia compared Arnold C. Harberger
7. Ideology and industrialization in India and East Asia Deepak Lal
8. Japan: model for East Asian industrialization? Ryokichi Hirono
9. The politics of industrialization in the Republic of Korea and Taiwan Stephan Haggard
10. Economic growth in the ASEAN Region: the political underpinnings J. A. C. Mackie
11. Culture and industrialization William J. O'Malley
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