edited by Nick von Tunzelmann (SPRU, University of Sussex, UK), Marc Bogdanowicz (IPTS, JRC, European Commission), & Annaflavia Bianchi (Faber Industria e futuro Foundation, Italy)

About Nick von Tunzelmann

About Marc Bogdanowicz

About Annaflavia Bianchi

This book provides a comprehensive look at the major new drivers of growth and change in Asian economies and their technologies, focusing on the most recent period since the late 1990s. The centerpiece is the rise of China and India to act as locomotives for growth in East Asia and South Asia respectively, but the impact on some of the other key countries — e.g. South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore — is also considered. In Part I of the book, the new dynamics are traced successively in terms of contextual matters (the globalizing learning economy), technology issues (convergence of new technologies and their markets), political economy matters (new forms of governance) and policy issues (mobilizing and energizing the knowledge-based economies). These thematic issues are then interwoven into interesting country studies in Part II.

• Introduction: The Drivers of Change in East and South Asia
• Themes:
  • The Internal Drivers — Technology and Growth
  • The External Drivers — Trade and Investment
  • Social and Political Aspects (Reactive Elements)
  • Legal and Standards Issues (Reactive and Proactive Elements)
• Countries:
  • China and Its Locomotive Regions
  • South Korea and Its Restructured Companies
  • Taiwan and Its Surging Investment in Mainland China
  • Singapore and Its New Technology Applications
  • India and Its Upgraded Software Industry
  • Conclusion: Lessons for Other Regions