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ISBN10: 9814287520, ISBN13: 9789814287524, [publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, New Jersey] Softcover Some rubbing, corner bumping and edgewear. Text edges has some minor staining, interior is clean and tight in binding. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall [Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2011]
World Scientific Publishing Company, February Date: 2011. First Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. xv, 260 pages. White and yellow lettering on the spine and on the pictorial front cover. A fine copy of this study of the history of economic development in Japan and China. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost). Size: 6 x 9 2011. World Scientific Publishing Company ISBN 9814287520 9789814287524 [CA]
ISBN10: 9814287520, ISBN13: 9789814287524, [publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company February 2011] Hardcover First Edition xv, 260 pages. White and yellow lettering on the spine and on the pictorial front cover. A fine copy of this study of the history of economic development in Japan and China. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost). Size: 6 x 9 [Creston, BC, Canada] [Publication Year: 2011]
ISBN10: 9814287520, ISBN13: 9789814287524, [publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company] Softcover New. US edition. Expediting shipping for all USA and Europe orders excluding PO Box. Excellent Customer Service. [Irving, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2011]
World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated , pp. xv + 260 . Hardback. New. World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated ISBN 9814287520 9789814287524 [US]
Singapore World Scientific Publishing Company 2011 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 276 p. Contains: Unspecified, Tables, black & white.
World Scientific Publishing Company, Date: 2011-02-11. Hardcover. Used:Good. 2011. World Scientific Publishing Company ISBN 9814287520 9789814287524 [US]
Hardback. New. Explores economic development in East Asia between 1870 and 1953 in terms of escaping or succumbing to four interrelated traps: demographic; political; economic; and, cultural. This book explores the implications of the argument for post-1950 economic development in East Asia. ISBN 9814287520 9789814287524 [GB]
ISBN10: 9814287520, ISBN13: 9789814287524, [publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company] Softcover Like New [Redhill, SURRE, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2011]
Singapore World Scientific Publishing Company 2011 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 276 p. Contains: Unspecified, Tables, black & white.
Singapore World Scientific Publishing Company 2011 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 276 p. Contains: Unspecified, Tables, black & white.
ISBN10: 9814287520, ISBN13: 9789814287524, [publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Countries commencing industrialization with relatively low levels of agricultural productivity, hence low wages, enjoy advantages that can also prove host to daunting challenges. The chief advantage is a relatively elastic supply of labor for manufacturing; the chief challenge is how to free up farm labor for factory employment through the raising of labor productivity in farming. Key to raising agricultural labor productivity is providing incentives to increase effort levels including hours worked -- access to markets being crucial -- and improving the quality of labor as measured by health indicators and educational attainment. The willingness of elites to promote improvements in infrastructure -- physical infrastructure in the form of roads and railroads and hydroelectric systems; human capital enhancing infrastructure augmenting the educational attainment and health of populations in rural areas; and financial infrastructure -- and to invest directly in factories is crucial to the process by which labor is transferred from farming to manufacturing activities. During the period 1850 to 1935 elites in China tended to resist the requisite changes while elites in Japan did not. This legacy played a crucial role in shaping the nature of post-1950 economic development in the two countries. [Einbeck, Ge ...
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