Altaf, M. AnjumYusuf, ShahidNabeshima, KaoruYusuf, ShahidAltaf, M. AnjumNabeshima, Kaoru2013-08-082013-08-0820040-8213-5618-6https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14918This book examines the effects of the changing global geography of production for the growth prospects of East Asian economies. The authors conclude that in the face of a global environment, economies in East Asia need to adapt to the changing character of global production networks and to nurture and develop technological capabilities in order to sustain their growth prospects. This is the third volume in a series of publications from a study co-sponsored by the Government of Japan and the World Bank to examine the sources of economic growth in East Asia. The study was initiated in 1999 with the objective of identifying the most promising path to development in the light of global and regional changes.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOCOMPANYCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGESCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVENESSCONSUMERSCORPORATE STRATEGYCORPORATIONCORPORATIONSCRISESDEREGULATIONDIVERSIFICATIONDIVIDENDSDIVISION OF LABORECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIES OF SCALEELASTICITYEMPIRICAL RESEARCHENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENTEXPANSIONEXPORTSFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFIRM SIZEFIRMSFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN MARKETSFREE TRADEGDPGLOBAL BUSINESSESGNPGROWTHHUMAN CAPITALINCOMEINNOVATIONINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISESINTERNATIONAL MARKETSINVENTORIESINVENTORYLAGSLICENSINGMANUFACTURERSMARGINAL COSTSMARKET COMPETITIONMARKET POWERMULTINATIONAL COMPANIESORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURESOVERHEAD COSTSPATENTSPOLICY ENVIRONMENTPRODUCERSPRODUCT MARKETSPRODUCTION ACTIVITIESPRODUCTION EFFICIENCYPRODUCTIVITYPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHPROFIT MARGINSPURCHASING POWERQUALITY CONTROLRAPID INDUSTRIALIZATIONRENTSSMALL FIRMSSUPPLIERSTARIFF BARRIERSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNOLOGICAL CHANGETECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONSTELECOMMUNICATIONSTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITYTOTAL OUTPUTTRADE BARRIERSTRADE LIBERALIZATIONVALUE ADDEDVALUE­ADDEDWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTOWorld Bank10.1596/0-8213-5618-6