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BL
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1029617
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b783987
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Gapinski, James H.
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| Title & Author
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Economic growth in the Asia Pacific region /\ James H. Gapinski.
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: St. Martin's Press,, 1999.
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1 online resource (xviii, 253 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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031221619X
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: 0312299303
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: 0333794893
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: 1281366455
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: 6611366458
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: 9780312216191
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: 9780312299309
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: 9780333794890
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: 9781281366450
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: 9786611366452
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9780333794890
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-246) and index.
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| Contents
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Part I: Orientation; Part II: Theory, Facts, and Explanation; Part III: Special Studies; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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| Abstract
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This book seeks to account for what James H. Gapinski calls the "miraculous" growth of Asian economies. He examines several major determinants of growth, including capital quantity (gross investment and physical depreciation), capital quality (embodied technical progress), labor quantity (employment), labor quality (education), international trade (exports and openness), and total factor productivity (growth not accounted for by capital and labor quantity). The book begins by providing an orientation to the region, discussing basic conditions and historical events. Part II gives the.
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Labor productivity-- Asia.
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Labor productivity-- Pacific Area.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Development-- Business Development.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Development-- Economic Development.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Development-- General.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Government Business.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Structural Adjustment.
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Economic history.
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Economic policy.
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Labor productivity.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Economic Policy.
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Asia, Economic conditions.
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Asia, Economic policy.
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Pacific Area, Economic conditions.
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Pacific Area, Economic policy.
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Asia.
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Pacific Area.
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| Dewey Classification
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338.95
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| LC Classification
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HC412.G34 1999eb
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