Asia's next giant : South Korea and late industrialization /
by Alice H. Amsden
- xvi, 379 pages : Illustrations ; 20 cm
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Industrialization through learning -- part 1. The state and business : history and policies. A history of backwardness The abc's of Japanese and Korean accumulation The dynamics of growth The spiraling of market power Getting relative prices wrong : a summary -- part 2. Professional management and human resources. The rise of salaried engineers : automobile manufacturing The paradox of unlimited labor and rising wages The boom in education -- part 3. The dynamics of dynamic comparative advantage. The switch in industrial leadership The world's largest shipbuilder The triumph of steel From learner to teacher.