Clusters and Economic Growth in Asia

Edited by Sören Eriksson, formerly Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University, Sweden

• Contents: Preface1. Cluster Policies and Entrepreneurial States in East AsiaAlexander Ebner 2. Information and Communication Technology and Economic Growth of Four Asian Industrialized EconomiesYanfei Li and Wai-Mun Chia 3. Industrial Agglomeration of Taiwanese Electronics Firms in Dongguan, China: Home Effects and Implications for Industrial UpgradingFelix Haifeng Liao, Karen Zhihua Xu and Bin Liang 4. The Rise of the Biomedical Cluster in Wonju, KoreaJun Koo and Jongmin Choi 5. The Global Economic Crisis as Leverage for Emerging Regional Growth Paths? Differentiated Evidence from China – Three Years OnwardsDaniel Schiller and Henning Kroll 6. Technological Intensity of FDI in Vietnam – Implications for Future Economic Development and Emerging ClustersCurt Nestor 7. The Aircraft Industry as a Tool for Economic and Industrial Development – The Case of IndonesiaSören Eriksson 8. Foreign Knowledge Transfer in the Development of Aircraft Industry Clusters – The Case of Chengdu, ChinaSören ErikssonIndex

The book is thus a useful addition to the large and growing literature involving industrial agglomeration and clustering in the dynamic geographic region of East Asia, particularly in an international setting. . . the collection is of value.’