Lawrence M. Rausch
Published: 1997-11
Total Pages: 79
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Decades of market success in general manufactures gave Japan the revenues and rationale for even larger investments in education and in R&D. These investments, in turn, propelled that country's entry into technology areas previously dominated by the West. Today, several other Asian economies are exhibiting similar patterns of industrialization. Asia now boasts several economies that are active, if not prominent, suppliers of a growing number of high-tech products in the global marketplace. This report profiles 9 economies linked by an Asian identity, yet marked by economic and technological disparity.