1. Explaining technological catch-up in Asia Rajah Rasiah, Yeo Lin and Yuri Sadoi 2. Innovation and learning in the integrated circuits industry in Taiwan and China Rajah Rasiah, Xinxin Kong and Yeo Lin 3. The computer software industry as a vehicle of late industrialization: lessons from the Indian case Balaji Parthasarathy 4. Samsung's catch-up with Sony: an analysis using US patent data Si Hyung Joo and Keun Lee 5. Ownership and technological capabilities in Indonesia's automotive parts firms Rajah Rasiah and Abdusy Syakur Amin 6. Are electronics firms in Malaysia catching up in the technology ladder? Rajah Rasiah 7. Technological capability of automobile parts suppliers in Thailand Yuri Sadoi 8. Foreign Capital and Technological Specialization of Garment Firms in Myanmar Myo Myo Myint and Rajah Rasiah 9. Malaysia’s Manufacturing Innovation Experience V G R Chandran, Rajah Rasiah and Peter Wad