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Author Chiu, Stephen Wing-kai

Title City States In The Global Economy : Industrial Restructuring In Hong Kong And Singapore
Published Boulder : Taylor and Francis, 1998

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Description 1 online resource (217 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; 1 Hong Kong and Singapore in the World Economy; City-States in the World Economy; The Asian NIEs and Research Interest; Extracting Hong Kong and Singapore from the East Asian Development Model; Industrialization as an Instituted Process; Industrial Restructuring and Firms' Response; Summary; Notes; 2 Historical Trajectories: Common Legacies, Different Outcomes; Common History; Crossroads Ahead; Parting Ways; Contrasting Institutional Framework of Export-led Growth; Conclusion; Notes
3 Hong Kong: Locked into Labor-intensive ManufacturingPatterns of Industrial Development; Triggers of Industrial Restructuring; Industry Adjustments in the 1980s; Environment and Firms' Strategy; Re-formation of the Industrial Structure; Notes; 4 Singapore: Manufacturing Fortunes in ""Sunrise"" and ""High Noon"" Industries; Patterns of Industrial Development; Triggers of Industrial Restructuring; Industry Adjustments in the 1980s; Environment and Firms' Strategy; Re-formation of the Industrial Structure; Notes; 5 Hong Kong versus Singapore: Divergent Paths of Economic Change
Comparative Overview of Restructuring StrategiesPath-dependence and Economic Change; Notes; 6 Comparing Institutional Legacies and Trajectories; State-Industry Relation; Finance-Industry Relation; Labor-Capital Relation; Concluding Remarks; Notes; 7 Conclusion; History and Institution; Geo-political Context; Size; State Intervention; Consequences of Industrial Restructuring; Hong Kong and Singapore in the Global Economy; Appendix: Survey on Enterprise Strategy; List of Abbreviations; References; About the Book and Authors; Index
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Form Electronic book
Author Ho, Kong Chong
Lui, Tai Lok
ISBN 9780429970153
0429970153