Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Economism and development; The expansion of the East Asian economic pie; Growth, inequality, and the survival cost; Economic fertilizer and the government; The external dimension: a necessary condition; The law of first opportunity in economic growth; Economism and political regimes; The Asian financial crisis; A challenge to economism: Hong Kong's sovereignty reversion; Asia is no miracle; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Taking a conceptual approach, this book studies the economic development of the four East Asian economies since 1950. This work will be of interest to scholars in East Asian economics, and those interested in modern economic development
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-296) and index
