Industrial Future Of The Pacific Basin

"Roger Benjamin is professor of political science and adjunct professor of the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Benjamin is the author of The Limits of Politics: Collective Goods and Political Change in Postindustrial Societies (1982) and Tradition and Change in Postindustrial Japan (with Kan Ori; 1981). Robert T. Kudrle is professor of public affairs and planning at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Dr. Kudrle is co-editor of International Studies Quarterly and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law. Dr. Harlan Cleveland, Director, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Minnesota, U.S.A."

• Foreword -- The Dynamics of Economic Change in the Pacific Basin -- Changing Economic Patterns in the Pacific Basin -- Structural Change in Manufacturing: Issues and Perspectives for Developing Asian Countries -- Economic Development, Export Structure, and Shifting Comparative Advantage in the Pacific Basin Region -- Industrialization of ASEAN and Structural Adjustment in the Pacific -- National Industrial Policies -- Foreign Trade and Industrial Policies: A Review of Japanese Experience -- The Pacific Community Environment and Economic Policy in the Philippines -- Patterns of Foreign Direct Investment, Foreign Ownership, and Industrial Performance: The Case of the Korean Manufacturing Industry -- Specific Issues Facing Pacific Basin Countries -- Labor Force and Industrial Development in the Pacific Basin -- Direct Foreign Investment and Industrial Development in the Pacific Basin -- The Correlates of Direct Foreign Investment in Developing Countries: A Look at Recent Experience -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Workshop Participants