Routledge-GRIPS Development Forum Studies
About the Book Series
In recent years, global development thinking has shifted significantly from free markets to a more active role of government in supporting private sector-led growth. Developing country governments are enhancing policy capability to ignite and sustain growth and industralization. This book series sheds some light on what concrete procedure and method to adopt for the building of policy capability.
The series builds on and complements the policy consensus by presenting mindsets, policies and institutions which generated high growth in successful latecomer countries. Concrete cases and experiences are provided. They are illustrated by comparative analysis and extraction of factors contributing to successes and failures in these cases.
The series adds new perspective to global development thinking with East-Asian and Meso-level focus. Its pragmatic, concrete and comparative approach would prove to be useful in assisting policy making.
Some titles in this series have been made Open Access.
Industrial Development of Taiwan: Past Achievement and Future Challenges Beyond 2020
1st Edition
Edited
By Gee San, Patarapong Intarakumnerd
September 30, 2022
Before the arrival of the twenty-first century, Taiwan was widely regarded as a successful model of a country which had not only transformed herself from an underdeveloped economy into a high-tech industrialised island, but had also undergone a revolution from an authoritarian regime to a ...
Automotive Industrialisation: Industrial Policy and Development in Southeast Asia
1st Edition
By Kaoru Natsuda, John Thoburn
April 29, 2022
This book looks at the industrial policies of Southeast Asian economies in their motor vehicle industries from early import substitution to policy-making under the more liberalised WTO policy regime. The book examines how inward automotive investment, especially from Japan, has been affected ...
Health Rights of Older People: Comparative Perspectives in Southeast Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Long Thanh Giang, Theresa W. Devasahayam
December 18, 2020
The book examines the health rights of older persons who are more likely potentially to face various disadvantages in terms of healthcare access and affordability, thereby impacting on health outcomes. The point of departure in the analyses is that the health security of older persons is guaranteed...
Mismanaging Innovation Systems: Thailand and the Middle-income Trap
1st Edition
By Patarapong Intarakumnerd
September 25, 2019
Once recognised as a high-performing newly industrialising Asian economy with the potential for economic and developmental success similar to South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, Thailand’s growth rate and competitive edge have declined substantially. With slower adoption and movement ...
Eastern and Western Ideas for African Growth: Diversity and Complementarity in Development Aid
1st Edition
Edited
By Kenichi Ohno, Izumi Ohno
June 23, 2015
The West and the East approach economic development differently. The Europeans and Americans stress free and fair business climate, promoting private activities generally without picking winners, and improving governance. East Asia is interested in achieving concrete results and projects rather ...
Learning to Industrialize: From Given Growth to Policy-aided Value Creation
1st Edition
By Kenichi Ohno
September 12, 2014
This book proposes a new, pragmatic way of approaching economic development which features policy learning based on a comparison of international best policy practices. While the important role of government in promoting private sector development is being recognized, policy discussion often ...
The Rise of Asian Donors: Japan's Impact on the Evolution of Emerging Donors
1st Edition
Edited
By Jin Sato, Yasutami Shimomura
February 25, 2014
Why do poor countries give aid to others? This book critically examines how aspirations for providing aid have coexisted with experiences of receiving aid and have transformed the practice of giving aid, with particular reference to the experiences of Japan and China. It highlights ...