Development and Distribution: Structural Change in South East Asia

ISBN-13: 9780198792369 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 240 str.

Andy Sumner

Opis

Using Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand as examples, this book focuses on industrialization in South East Asia. These nations have all undergone a major transformation from being poor, agrarian countries to middle-income countries with a developed industrial and manufacturing base; Development and Distribution seeks to explain why and how.

Recenzje

All in all,Development and Distributionasks and answers relevant questions using novel empirical and theoretical methods and is a must read for anybody interested in Asian studies and international development. Soundarya Iyer, newbooks.asia

O autorze

Andy Sumner is a Reader in International Development at King's College London. He holds associate positions at Oxford University, UNU-WIDER, the Centre for Global Development, Washington, DC and at Padjadjaran University, Indonesia. Dr Sumner's research focuses on the relationship between poverty, inequality, and economic development; in particular, how different modes of economic development and structural change have different welfare outcomes. His research focuses on these issues both at a global level and specifically relating to South East Asia, notably Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.