摘要:

This paper reviews the relevance of the concepts of comparative and competitive advantage for the developing countries of the Asian‐Pacific region. It argues that the competitive advantage supporters' attack on the comparative advantage concept rests partly on a misunderstanding of comparative advantage and partly on a false analogy–that between the determinants of the success of a single firm and the success of a nation. The central theme is that for a developing country, as for any other, while competitive advantage may be relevant for the performance of firms, comparative advantage remains as relevant as ever for the performance of the nat

ISSN:0818-9935    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8411.1994.tb00091.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

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The primary objective of this survey is to examine the extent to which the available empirical literature suggests that economies of East Asia are following the policy trend of earlier industrialising economies in gradually changing from taxing to assisting food producers in the course of their economic development. More specifically, the survey attempts (a) to summarise the trends in agricultural incentives in East Asia; (b) to examine briefly the literature on motivations for those policy trends; and (c) to mention some of the future trade and policy implications.

ISSN:0818-9935    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8411.1994.tb00092.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

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In this paper, an attempt is made to survey literature dealing with these developments in the Asian‐Pacific region. Section I explores the information sector. Section II focuses on telecommunications, the leading edge of the information infrastructure. Section III reviews writing about ‘IT‐led development’, the view of information technology as a powerful tool for the promotion of socioeconomic development. Section IV looks at the role of the World Bank, the largest single hard‐currency source of finance for telecommunications in developing countries. Section V reports on some aspects of IT trade and internationalisation. Section VI provides summary country case studies. Section VII raises some questions about the link between telecommunications and economic de

ISSN:0818-9935    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8411.1994.tb00093.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

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This paper portrays recent trends in income distribution in eight countries of the developing East and Southeast Asian region. The available data indicate that the distribution of income in the more developed Asian NIEs, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan, has tended to become more unequal in recent years. The ASEAN‐4 countries offer an interesting contrast. With the exception of Thailand, the distributions of income in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines have shown a trend towards greater equality. The experiences of the East Asian developing countries have demonstrated that sustained GDP growth with full employment could be a most favourable factor explaining the reduction of inequalit

ISSN:0818-9935    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8411.1994.tb00094.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

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Book reviewed in this articles:Urban Poverty and the Environment in the South PacificJenny J. BryantForeign Direct Investmentedited by Kenneth A. FrootLabour Market Monitoring and Employment Policy: a study of IndonesiaMartin GodfreyStudies on Economic Reforms and Development in the People's Republic of ChinaEdited by Tien‐tung Hseuh, Yun‐wing Sung and Jingyuan YuTrade, Industrial Restructuring and Development in Hong KongYin‐Ping HoThe Korean Economies: a comparison of North and SouthEui‐Gak HwangThe Mechanism of Economic Deve1opmt: growth in the Japanese and East Asian EconomiesKen‐Ichi Inada, Sueo Sekiguchi and Yasutoyo Shoda.World Bank Financing of Education: lending, learning and developmentPhillip W. JonesEducation in Asia: a comparative study of cost and financingJee‐Peng Tan and Alain MingatThe Future of Asia‐Pacific Economies: emerging role of Asian NIEs and ASEANEdited by Fu‐chen Lo and Narongchai AkrasaneeThe Asia‐Pacific Economies: a challenge to South AsiaEdited by S. P. Gupta and Somsak TambunlertchaiThe Dawn of the Pacific CenturyWilliam McCordStrategic Processes in Monsoon Asia's Economic DevelopmentHarry T. OshimaBurning Questions: environmental limits to energy growth in Asian‐Pacific countries during the 1990sEdited by K. V. Ramani, P. Hills and G. GeorgeEconomic Reform and Social Change in ChinaEdited by Andrew WatsonThe Revolution in Asian Fertility: dimensions, causes and implicationsEdited by Richard Leete and lqbal AlamThe Politics of Finance in Developing CountriesEdited by Stephan Haggard, Lee Chung H. and Sylvia MaxfieldSustaining Rapid Development in East Asia and the Pacific: dev

ISSN:0818-9935    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8411.1994.tb00095.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0818-9935    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8411.1994.tb00096.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0818-9935    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8411.1994.tb00097.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0818-9935    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8411.1994.tb00098.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0818-9935    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8411.1994.tb00099.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0818-9935    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8411.1994.tb00090.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY