Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-246) and index.
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Part I: Orientation; Part II: Theory, Facts, and Explanation; Part III: Special Studies; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book seeks to account for what James H. Gapinski calls the "miraculous" growth of Asian economies. He examines several major determinants of growth, including capital quantity (gross investment and physical depreciation), capital quality (embodied technical progress), labor quantity (employment), labor quality (education), international trade (exports and openness), and total factor productivity (growth not accounted for by capital and labor quantity). The book begins by providing an orientation to the region, discussing basic conditions and historical events. Part II gives the.
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Title
Economic growth in the Asia Pacific region.
International Standard Book Number
9780312216191
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Labor productivity-- Asia.
Labor productivity-- Pacific Area.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Structural Adjustment.
Economic history.
Economic policy.
Labor productivity.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Economic Policy.