Collective Action in East Asia: How Ruling Parties Shape Industrial Policy

Gregory W. Noble

Published by Cornell University Press 1999

Collective Action in East Asia

How Ruling Parties Shape Industrial Policy

Gregory W. Noble

In the series Cornell Studies in Political Economy

https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501732034

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About this book

As one Asian economic crisis follows another, sending shock waves through the global market, questions about the making and conduct of industrial policy in the East take on a special urgency. Observers are sharply divided as to whether the ubiquitous...

Author / Editor information

Gregory W. Noble is a Fellow in the Department of International Relations at the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University.

Reviews

This systematically comparative study takes a close look at the impact of industrial policies on collective action in East Asia—Japan and Taiwan and, more briefly, in South Korea.... Brought to light are the unexpected inconsistencies in the effectiveness of Japanese policy which frequently succeeds with research and development consortia but struggles with cartels.... The author throws light on these countries' approach to today's global economy.

Mark Beeson:

Gregory Noble has written an important and painstakingly researched book that adds much to our understanding of the way industry policies develop and collective action problems are resolved in East Asia.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
A Note on Asian Names and Romanization Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
1. The Problem of Cooperation in East Asian Industrial Policy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. How Parties and Politics Shape Policy Objectives and Organizational Capacities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
3. Steel Minimills in japan: The Limitations of Cartels without Effective Compulsion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
4. Alternatives to Cartels in Taiwan's Minimill Industry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	72
5. Standard Setting and R&D Consortia in Japan's Video Industry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
6. Hapless Standard Setting and Direct Provision of Engineering "Consortia" in Taiwan's Computer Industry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
7. Extending the Political Logic in Time and Space: Japan, Taiwan, and Korea in the 1990s Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	148
8. Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	172
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241

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Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 272
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- Other: 4 charts/graphs
Keywords: Political Science & Political History; General Economics

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Published: September 5, 2018
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