The political and social foundations of the rise of East Asia: an overview / Henry S. Rowen -- Constructing the political foundations of an economic miracle / Minxin Pei -- Distinctive institutions in the rise of industrial Asia / Hilton L. Root -- Business, politics and policy in East and Southeast Asia / Stephan M. Haggard -- Singapore's model of development: is it transferable? / John S.T. Quah -- Economic reform in Indonesia: the transition from resource dependence to industrial competitiveness / Ali Wardhana -- Human capital: how the East excels / Harold W. Stevenson -- Education in Korea and Malaysia / Donald R. Snodgrass -- Science and technology policy and its influence on economic development in Taiwan / Otto C.C. Lin -- Poverty reduction in Indonesia / Dipak Dasgupta -- Demographic transition, education and economic growth in East Asian countries / Sung-Yeal Koo -- How many models of Japanese growth do we want or need? / James H. Raphael and Thomas P. Rohlen -- Japan's influence on the East Asian economies / Yutaka Kosai and Fumihide Takeuchi -- National security and the rise of the developmental state in South Korea and Taiwan / Meredith Jung-En Woo-Cumings -- What are the lessons from East Asia? / Henry S. Rowen
Summary
A wide-ranging, interdisciplinary analysis of the evolution of successful economic policies in East Asia, this study advances a thorough examination of the sustained economic growth enjoyed by the countries in this region
