A composite of theoretically informed reconnaissance studies of industrialization trajectories. The range of contributions provide different "national" models of "corporate" structures and patterns and levels of "integration" into the global economy.

Geographies of globalization
industrialization policy and the role of the state - newly industrializing economies
reinterpreting the "Japanese miracle" - regulation perspectives on post-1945 Japanese growth and crisis
keeping their miracles going - questioning big firms in Korea and small firms in Taiwan
Japanese structures - integrating state and corporate strategies
integration through trade and direct investment - Asian Pacific patterns
Japanese integration and the geography of industry in Japan
state, investment and territory - regional economic zones and emerging industrial landscapes.