Dan Breznitz
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300120189
- eISBN:
- 9780300153408
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300120189.001.0001
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, International
The 1990s brought surprising industrial development in emerging economies around the globe: firms in countries not previously known for their high-technology industries moved to the forefront in new ...
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The 1990s brought surprising industrial development in emerging economies around the globe: firms in countries not previously known for their high-technology industries moved to the forefront in new Information Technologies (IT) by using different business models and carving out unique positions in the global IT production networks. This book asks why economies of different countries develop in different ways, and the answer relies on exhaustive research into the comparative experiences of Israel, Taiwan, and Ireland—states that made different choices to nurture the growth of their IT industries. The book concludes on this point that the role of the state in economic development has changed, but it has by no means disappeared. Further the book offers a new way of thinking about state-led rapid-innovation-based industrial development that takes into account the ways production and innovation are now conducted globally. The book also offers specific guidelines to help states make advantageous decisions about research and development, relationships with foreign firms and investors, and other critical issues.Less
The 1990s brought surprising industrial development in emerging economies around the globe: firms in countries not previously known for their high-technology industries moved to the forefront in new Information Technologies (IT) by using different business models and carving out unique positions in the global IT production networks. This book asks why economies of different countries develop in different ways, and the answer relies on exhaustive research into the comparative experiences of Israel, Taiwan, and Ireland—states that made different choices to nurture the growth of their IT industries. The book concludes on this point that the role of the state in economic development has changed, but it has by no means disappeared. Further the book offers a new way of thinking about state-led rapid-innovation-based industrial development that takes into account the ways production and innovation are now conducted globally. The book also offers specific guidelines to help states make advantageous decisions about research and development, relationships with foreign firms and investors, and other critical issues.
