The economies of South Korea and Taiwan in the second half of the twentieth century are to scholars of economic development what the economy of Britain in the late eighteenth and early nineteeth centuries is to economic historians. This book, first published in 2006, is a collaboration between a leading trade economist and a leading economic sociologist specializing in East Asia, and offers an explanation of the development paths of post-World War II Korea and Taiwan. The ambitions of the authors go beyond this, however. They use these cases to reshape the way economists, sociologists, and political scientists will think about economic organization in the future. They offer nothing less than a theory of, and extended evidence for, how capitalist economies become organized. One of the principal empirical findings is that a primary cause for the industrialization of East Asia is the retail revolution in the United States and the demand-responsiveness of Asian manufacturers.

This book, first published in 2006, offers an explanation of the development paths of post-World War II Korea and Taiwan.

About the Author
Robert C. Feenstra is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Davis. He also directs the International Trade and Investment program at the National Bureau of Economic Research, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is the former editor of the Journal of International Economics and an Associate Editor of the American Economic Review. Feenstra has published over 70 articles in international trade and edited 8 books. Gary G. Hamilton is a Professor of Sociology at the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. He has published numerous books and articles, including most recently Cosmopolitan Capitalists: Hong Kong and the Chinese Diaspora at the end of the 20th Century, editor and contributor (University of Washington Press, 1999), The Economic Organization of East Asian Capitalism, with Marco Orru and Nicole Biggart (Sage 1997) and Asian Business Networks, editor (de Gruyter, 1996).

Reviews
'Emergent Economies, Divergent Paths is an inspiring book containing grand theory as well as in-depth empirical details on the history, economy, politics and society of the two countries ...' Journal of International Management



Book Information
ISBN 9780521622097
Author Robert C. Feenstra
Format Hardback
Page Count 476
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 772g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 159mm * 37mm