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Industrial Economics for Countries in Transition
Evidence from Eastern Europe and Asia Pacific
9781858985213 Edward Elgar Publishing
This important and accessible book focuses on the problems confronting public authorities in transitional economies. It is based on a large, diversified and first-hand body of empirical research, which is analysed in terms of mainstream industrial economic theory.
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This important and accessible book focuses on the problems confronting public authorities in transitional economies. It is based on a large, diversified and first-hand body of empirical research, which is analysed in terms of mainstream industrial economic theory.
A distinguished group of authors explores the long-term prospects for industrial growth, the accumulation of technology and the overall framework of economic restructuring and industrial reform. They cover the role of government in emerging market economies and agencies such as the Treuhandanstalt in Germany. They also trace other major issues such as restructuring and privatization, industrial strategy and trade policy, tax reform and incomes policy and productivity growth.
Industrial Economics for Countries in Transition will be essential reading for policymakers in developing countries and will also appeal to students and economists concerned with economic and industrial development.
A distinguished group of authors explores the long-term prospects for industrial growth, the accumulation of technology and the overall framework of economic restructuring and industrial reform. They cover the role of government in emerging market economies and agencies such as the Treuhandanstalt in Germany. They also trace other major issues such as restructuring and privatization, industrial strategy and trade policy, tax reform and incomes policy and productivity growth.
Industrial Economics for Countries in Transition will be essential reading for policymakers in developing countries and will also appeal to students and economists concerned with economic and industrial development.
Critical Acclaim
‘. . . it highlights some thorny issues and contains a range of insights which will make it a useful addition to the shelves of development economists.’
– Matthew Gorton, Science, Technology and Development
‘This book succeeds in combining a theoretical framework with applied economics.’
– Klaus Schabacker, The Economic Journal
‘. . . a significant contribution to the present pool of limited knowledge addressing the problem of transition, and would be a useful source book for policymakers and students of economic transitions.’
– Pradosh Nath, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research
– Matthew Gorton, Science, Technology and Development
‘This book succeeds in combining a theoretical framework with applied economics.’
– Klaus Schabacker, The Economic Journal
‘. . . a significant contribution to the present pool of limited knowledge addressing the problem of transition, and would be a useful source book for policymakers and students of economic transitions.’
– Pradosh Nath, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research
Contents
Contents: Foreword Part I: General Issues on Economic Reforms and Industrial Restructuring in Transition Countries 1. Long-Term Perspectives on Economic Reform and Industrial Restructuring (G.C. Rodrigo) 2. Eastern European Lessons on Economic Restructuring: A Synthesis of the Literature (K. Gatsios) 3. Restructuring of Public Enterprises and Privatization (N. Gökgür) 4. Institututional Support to Restructuring: The Treuhandanstalt in Germany (C. Luft) 5. Economic Reforms, Industrial Restructuring and Multi-Agent Decision-Making (P.R. Scholtès) 6. Capital Inflows and Technology Transfers in Developing Countries (P.R. Scholtès) Part II: Prospects for Industrial Development in the Red River Delta (Viet Nam): A Case-Study (P.R. Scholtès, H. Nguyen Thanh) 7. Premises 8. Overall Policy, Regulatory and Institutional Framework 9. Resource Base and Current Manufacturing Patterns in the Red River Delta 10. Prospects for Manufacturing Growth in the Red River Delta: Elements of Strategic Planning 11. Proposals for a Programme of Action 12. Concluding Remarks Index
