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Pathways to industrialization in the twenty-first century : new challenges and emerging paradigms / edited by Adam Szirmai, Wim Naudé, and Ludovico Alcorta.

Format Electronic and Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoOxford : Oxford University Press,
Descriptionxxi, 443 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online Economics and Finance
Subject(s)
Industrialization--Developing countries --21st century.
Industrial policy--Developing countries --21st century.
International economic relations.
Developing countries--Economic conditions.
Other author/creatorSzirmai, Adam, 1946-
Other author/creatorNaudé, Wim A.
Other author/creatorAlcorta, Ludovico.
Other author/creatorWorld Institute for Development Economics Research.
Other author/creatorMaastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology.
Other author/creatorUnited Nations Industrial Development Organization.
Other author/creatorOxford University Press.
Contents Foreword -- PART I: INTRODUCTION. 1. Introduction and Overview: The Past, Present, and Future of Industrialization -- PART II: THE NEED FOR AND CHALLENGE OF INDUSTRIALIZATION. 2. Manufacturing and Economic Development ; 3. Deindustrialization and Reindustrialization ; 4. Emerging Patterns of Structural Change in Manufacturing -- PART III: PATHWAYS TO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE. 5. Learning from Asia's Success: Beyond Simplistic 'Lesson-Making' ; 6. Rethinking China's Path of Industrialization ; 7. Indonesian Industrialization: A Latecomer Adjusting to Crises ; 8. Industrial Policies in Latin America ; 9. Should Africa Industrialize? -- PART IV: CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY. 10. Climate Change and Industrial Policy ; 11. Global Asymmetries and their Implications for Climate and Industrial Policies ; 12. Global Supply Chains in Chinese Industrialization: Impact on Waste Scavenging in Developing Countries -- PART V: CHALLENGES TO INDUSTRIAL POLICY. 13. Can Industrial Policy Work under Neopatrimonial Rule? ; 14. Entrepreneurship, Stages of Development, and Industrialization ; 15. Industrial Policy in the Twenty-First Century: Challenges for the Future -- PART VI: CONCLUSION. 16. Pathways to Industrialization: Summary and Overview.
Summary This text deals with the importance of industrialization and the development of manufacturing in the economic development process. It focuses specifically on new challenges such as global value chains, the rise of China, climate change, and the role of state versus private sector entrepreneurs in forging appropriate industrial policies.
General note"A study prepared by the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER), Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology of the United Nations University (UNU-MERIT), and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013368830
ISBN9780199667857
ISBN0199667853
Standard identifier# 60001767068

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