The Flexible Economy Causes and Consequences of the Adaptability of National Economies

Author/Creator:

Killick, Tony

Publication/Creation:

Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 1994

Resource Type:

Book

Edition:

1st ed.

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Full Title:

The Flexible Economy Causes and Consequences of the Adaptability of National Economies

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Additional Author/Creators:

Killick, Tony, Contributor

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Economic development--Case studies--1990-
Structural adjustment (Economic policy)--Case studies
Economic history

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Table of Contents:

BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; 1 RELEVANCE, MEANING AND DETERMINANTS OF FLEXIBILITY; 2 FLEXIBILITY AND LONG-TERM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; 3 FLEXIBILITY IN ECONOMIC THEORY; 4 ECONOMIC ADAPTABILITY IN THE LONG TERM; 5 ADAPTING THE ECONOMIES OF EASTERN EUROPE; 6 ECONOMIC INFLEXIBILITY IN AFRICA; 7 EXPLAINING 'FLEXIBLE RIGIDITIES' IN EAST ASIA; 8 A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF FLEXIBILITY IN THE RESPONSE OF NATIONAL ECONOMIES TO THE OIL-PRICE SHOCKS; 9 INDUSTRIAL ADAPTATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
10 FLEXIBILITY IN FINANCE11 THE POLITICAL DETERMINANTS OF ECONOMIC FLEXIBILITY, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE EAST ASIAN NICS; 12 CONCLUSIONS: ECONOMIC FLEXIBILITY, PROGRESS AND POLICIES; NAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX

Summary:

The accelerating pace of global change demands that economies must be adaptable. Economies which are flexible flourish, as in Eastern Asia. Inflexible economies stagnate, as in Eastern Europe and Africa. However even though adaptability governs the long-term progress of economies, economists have had little to say about the nature and determinants of economic flexibility. This book redresses that situation. A prestigious team of contributors address the key theoretical and empirical issues, using a wide range of country studies.

Language:

English

Language Note:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (427 p.)

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Description based upon print version of record.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936540191402486

ISBN:

1-134-81645-6
1-280-14694-X
0-203-98365-3

OCLC Number:

475946385