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With the economic crisis in Asia, which unfolded in recent years, the development 'model' on which the phenomenal earlier success of several countries in the region was built requires increasing scrutiny. This anthology questions the validity of the notion promoted by some observers and international financial organizations that there is a universally applicable model of industrialization common to Asian countries. A number of senior and highly regarded Asia specialists are taking a critical look at the various development experiences of several (and some often neglected) Asian countries and e.

Chapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 2: The current situation. Chapter 3: Global trends in construction. Chapter 4: Vision of the construction industry for the 21st century. Chapter 5: Strategic thrust 1. Enhancing the professionalism of the industry. Chapter 6: Strategic thrust 2. Raising the skills level. Chapter 7: Strategic thrust 3: Improving industry practices and techniques. Chapter 8: Strategic thrust 4. An integrated approach to construction. Chapter 9: Strategic thrust 5. Developing an external wing. Chapter 10: Strategic thrust 6. A collective championing effort for the construction industry. Chapter 11: Vision in action - implementing construction 21

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During the rapid growth period of the Japanese economy, from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s, the economic system that became entrenched in Japan -- the so-called Japanese-style capitalism -- was based on the government-business-bureaucracy triad. Although its distinct features survived the subsequent two decades of slow growth, there are many indications that the Japanese economy is once again struggling to transform itself. These translations from the Japanese economic literature expertly address this transformation.--Amazon.com.