Michael T Rock: 3 books
Pollution Control in East Asia
Lessons from Newly Industrializing Economies
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2010
Why do some economies seem to excel at effective pollution management while others miss the mark when responding to deteriorating urban environments? These studies of pollution management in East Asia's newly industrialized economies (NIEs) include successful government responses in Singapore and...
China's Technological Catch-Up Strategy
Industrial Development, Energy Efficiency, and CO2 Emissions
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2015
Prior to 1979, China had a bifurcated and geographically-dispersed industrial structure made up of a relatively small number of large-scale, state-owned enterprises in various industries alongside numerous small-scale, energy-intensive and polluting enterprises. Economic reforms beginning in 1979...
Dictators, Democrats, and Development in Southeast Asia
Implications for the Rest
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2016
Getting growth going has been rare in the developing world-since 1960 only nine developing countries have succeeded in sustaining high growth. The aim of Dictators, Democrats and Development in Southeast Asia is to examine how dictators and democrats in three of the nine fast growers -Indonesia, Malaysia...