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Companies in newly industrialized countries have adopted flexible wage systems that are tied to profits or productivity and help them compete in the international marketplace .

The author examines privatization in newly industrializing countries of Asia, in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines and in three Asian socialist countries , China, Vietnam and Laos. He discusses rectified concepts of state regulation in Asian countries, general principles of economic privatization, factors restricting privatization among other issues. (DÜI-Sen)

Agglomerationen technologieintensiver Aktivitäten prägen nicht nur hochentwickelte Industriestaaten, sondern wachsen auch in Newly Industrialized Countries. Doch stellt sich angesichts ihrer anderen Bedingungen der technologiebasierten Industrialisierung die Frage: Inwieweit können sie 'westlichen' Konzepten innovationsorientierter Regionalentwicklung entsprechen, welche speziell die Bedeutung regionaler wissensintensiver Beziehungen und kollektiver Effizienz herausstellen? Dieser auch entwicklungspolitisch relevanten Frage geht dieses Buch mit Blick auf asiatische Beispiele im theoretischen und empirischen Ansatz nach. Dabei werden Strukturen und Beziehungssysteme von NIC-Technologieregionen als Reflexion spezifischer Rahmenbedingungen charakterisiert.

Information and communications technology (ICT) is one of the key factors explaining growth differentials across countries. Basically, ICT is hypothesized to have positive effects on productivity, and therefore helps raise economic growth. The objective of this study is to analyze the impact of ICT on economic growth by using data of 9 newly industrialized countries (NICs) over the period 1994-2011. Panel data analysis is carried out to examine the factors affecting economic growth of 9 NICs. The regression model is modified to measure factors that influence economic growth which is represented by per capita gross domestic product (GDP). Internet user is used to represent the current state of ICT; while other macroeconomics factors such as gross capital formation, household consumption, government consumption and trade ratio are also used to estimate economic growth. Three specification; pooled-OLS, fixed effects, and random effects specifications are estimated and tested for the most appropriate model. Hausman test shows that fixed effects specification is the most appropriate model. The Internet has positive and significant effect on economic growth as expected. Moreover, gross capital formation, household consumption and trade ratio have significant positive effect on economic growth. However, government expenditure has not shown significant impact on economic growth.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Tables and Figures -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Asia-Pacific Economy -- Chapter 2: Singapore -- Chapter 3: Korea -- Chapter 4: Taiwan -- Chapter 5: Hong Kong -- Chapter 6: Labour and Industry in East Asia -- References -- Index -- Backmatter