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Industrial transformation in the developing world / Michael T. Rock and David P. Angel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rock, Michael T.
- Series:
- Oxford geographical and environmental studies.
- Oxford geographical and environmental studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Industries--East Asia.
- Industries.
- Industries--Environmental aspects--East Asia.
- Industries--Developing countries.
- Industries--Environmental aspects--Developing countries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (264 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Whilst being at the leading edge of the processes of globalization, urbanization and industrialization, the economies of East Asia are still in the midst of great transformations. This text examines the challenges of sustainability in the context of these issues.
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1. East Asia's Sustainability Challenge; 2. Late Industrialization and Technological Capabilities Building; 3. Policy Integration: From Technology Upgrading to Industrial Environmental Improvement; 4. The Role of Environmental Regulatory Agencies in Sustainability: Korea and Indonesia; 5. Globalization, Openness to Trade and Investment, Technology Transfer, and the Environment: The Cement Industry in East Asia; 6. Win-Win Environmental Intensity or Technique Effects and Technological Learning: Evidence from Siam City Cement
- 7. Impact of Multinational Corporations' Firm-Based Environmental Standards on Subsidiaries and their Suppliers: Evidence from Motorola-Penang 8. Global Standards and the Environmental Performance of Industry; 9. Implications for Other Industrializing Economies; 10. Prospects for Policy Integration in Low Income Economies; References; Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2005.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-191932-2
- 1-280-75771-X
- 0-19-155646-7
- 1-4237-8886-9
- OCLC:
- 437108519
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