Asia Pacific Dynamism 1550-2000

<p>First Published in 2004. This volume showcases the latest research by a team of international scholars into<br>the economic development of the Asia Pacific region. A geographically and<br>historically diverse range of case studies cover the spectrum of Asian economic<br>activity from finance to trade and industry exploring the central theme of the role<br>of the market in intra-Asian economic activity and Asian-Pacific development.<br>Asia Pacific Dynamism 1550–2000 builds on recent breakthroughs in the statistical<br>analysis of Asian economic history and opens up important new areas for research.<br>Key topics covered include:<br>• a unique standard-of-living comparison covering the Asian region before 1940<br>• the role of education in Asian development<br>• technology transfer and economic development<br>• new perspectives on industrialization in Korea and Hong Kong.<br>This book is of fundamental importance to economic historians with a particular<br>interest in the Asia Pacific. It also offers a wealth of original source material and<br>innovative methodologies that will be of interest to any economist or historian.</p>