The State and Taiwan's Economic Development

Amsden, Alice H.

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511628283.005

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“…The "developmental state" literature explored the role of the state in industrial development, especially in the countries that industrialized late like, for example, Japan or South Korea (Johnson 1982;Amsden 1985Amsden , 1989Cumings 1999;WooCumings 1999). Approaches to measuring institutional quality vary.…”

Section: Institutions and Inventionmentioning

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Comparative Study Of The Role Of Institutions In Shaping Inventive Activity In Mid-Range Emerging Economies

Ervits

Żmuda

2016

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The objective of this paper is to investigate the effects of institutions on national rates of inventive activity. Invention, part of the innovation process, is acknowledged as one of the driving forces behind economic growth, and patent statistics are frequently used as a measurable indicator of inventive output. Thus this paper explores the relationship between national patent statistics and measures of institutional quality. As a result of our research, the effect of the “threshold of inventive activity” was observed. This effect demonstrates that when countries reach a certain level of institutional development and attain a general institutional climate conducive to inventive activity, the number of patent applications begins to sharply increase. The paper contributes to the body of evidence that confirms that a combination of fundamental institutions like the rule of law or freedom of expression, which are not necessarily aimed at boosting innovation, create an overall environment conducive to patenting. We demonstrate that “mid-range emerging economies”, including those in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), where the quality of institutions is lagging behind more developed counterparts and/or their influence is weak or sporadic, have not yet reached the threshold of inventive activity yet. However, those CEE countries that have acceded to the European Union first have made visible progress with respect to institutional quality and invention.

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Section: Institutions and Inventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparative Study Of The Role Of Institutions In Shaping Inventive Activity In Mid-Range Emerging Economies

Ervits

Żmuda

2016

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“…16 Brazil cannot be considered a successful case when compared to the South East Asian developing countries, such as Taiwan and Korea. This comparison will not be pursued here as there are already detailed studies available in the literature (see for instance Amsden, 1985, Haggard, 1990, and Rodrik, 1993 traumatic, haunted by political instability. President Frondizi himself believed that he had at most a couple of years to advance his industrial projects without courting political unrest (Szusterman, 1993).…”

Section: Industrial Policy In Abumentioning

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Convergence, trade and industrial policy: Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay in the international economy, 1900–1980

Bértola

Porcile

2006

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This paper discusses the economic performance of three Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay) from a comparative perspective, using as a benchmark a group of four developed countries (France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States). The focus is on the relative performance within the region and between the Latin American countries and the developed countries in the period 1900-1980. The paper argues that Argentina and Uruguay benefited from a privileged position in international markets at the beginning of the 20 th century and this allowed them to converge. However, they failed to adjust to the major long-run change in the pattern of world trade brought about by World War I and the Great Depression, which implied a persistent decline of their export markets. On the other hand, Brazil, after having been much less successful until 1930, grew at higher rates thereafter based on rapid structural change and the building up of LUIS BÉRTOLA -GABRIEL PORCILE 2 competitive advantages in new industrial sectors. The more vigorous Brazilian policy for industrialization and export diversification may explain why Brazil succeeded in changing its pattern of specialization, while Argentina and Uruguay were locked in to the old pattern. A typology of convergence regimes is suggested based on the growth experience of these countries.

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“…Among the best known state-centric works on East Asia's economic development are Wade (1990); Amsden (1985;Castells (1992); Rodan (1989); Matthews and Ravenhill (1994); Weiss and Hobson (1995).…”

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confidence: 99%