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WHAT WORKED - AND WHAT DIDN'T IN THE WORLD'S MOST DYNAMIC REGION.
The story of East Asian development is the key to understanding the nature of economic development worldwide. Here, Joe Studwell dissects the region's history to show how heady economic growth rates masked the most divided continent in the world - one half the most extraordinary developmental success story ever seen, the other half a paper tiger.
His findings run counter to almost everything that economists have claimed in recent decades and reveal deep truths about the drivers of accelerated growth - ones that make uncomfortable reading for the leaders of already rich countries. The scale of our misunderstanding - and obfuscation - about how the needs of emerging economies differ from those of developed ones is truly shocking.
The first book to offer an Asia-wide deconstruction of success and failure in economic development, Studwell's latest work is provocative and iconoclastic - and sobering for the world's developing countries. How Asia Works is a must-read book that packs powerful insights about the world's most misunderstood continent.
ISBN:9781846682421
