Global Production Networking and Technological Change in East Asia

This chapter defines and identifies twenty-eight "emerging states" and depicts the general patterns of their economic development and sociopolitical change in relation to institutional and economic globalization. These emerging states have been able to benefit from economic globalization but have avoided being constrained by institutional globalization because they have been able to attract global traders and investors by offering advantages, such as large domestic markets, abundant natural resources, appropriate technological capability, or a combination thereof. In the final analysis, however, upgrading the technological capability of domestic firms and labor and strengthening domestic production linkages will be crucial for the emerging states to further advance economically. They will also need to enhance redistributive measures and reinforce social linkages by narrowing the gap between the globally integrated populations and regions and those that are left behind. Both kinds of linkage strengthening require the close coordination of interests among economic and social forces such as large enterprises, local suppliers, workers, the middle class, and disadvantaged people. This chapter argues that the successful coordination of such interests requires the involvement of public institutions and is deeply affected by firm-government relations, middle-class conservatism, populist mobilization, institutional and ideational legacies from the past, and political leadership for institution-and coalition-building. These topics should be among the priority areas of scholarship for future emerging-state studies.

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Catch up of semiconductor latecomers in China

Chen

Toyama

2006

International Journal of Emerging Markets

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Purpose -This study aims to discuss the development of the semiconductor industry in China and analyzes it through current studies about the catch up of latecomers in newly industrialized countries (NICs). Design/methodology/approach -Use the case study approach to explore and discuss the development track of the Chinese semiconductor industry and the catch up experience of Huang Hong NEC in China. Findings -The experience of NICs can explain the catch up of semiconductor latecomers in China. However, the role of government has changed along with the whole development of the China semiconductor industry; external pressure may influence the pace of development and the span of control of the China Government for future catch ups.Research limitations/implications -The study focuses on one single case, which may not reflect the individual differences appeared in different firms in China. Originality/value -This study contributes to our knowledge about the catch up of latecomer firms in an emerging market and verifies classical arguments about the experience of NICs through the experience of China's semiconductor industry.

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Global Production Networking and Technological Change in East Asia

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