Developmentalism and Dependency in Southeast Asia: The Case of the Automotive Industry (Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia, 38)

This book provides a detailed cross-country study of the automotive industry in South East Asia. Abbott argues that, contrary to prevailing opinion, the diffusion of manufacturing in the Asia-Pacific has been characterized by hierarchical networks of production linked to Japan for technology. This book provides a detailed cross-country study of the automotive industry in South East Asia. Abbott argues that, contrary to prevailing opinion, the diffusion of manufacturing in the Asia-Pacific has been characterized by hierarchical networks of production linked to Japan for technology Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of tables......Page 11 Acknowledgements......Page 12 Abbreviations......Page 14 Introduction......Page 16 International political economy, development and the state: implications for the study of Southeast Asia......Page 25 Southeast Asia's economic development in the Global and Regional Political Economy......Page 50 Indonesia: Soeharto and the neo-patrimonial state......Page 72 Malaysia: managing foreign capital......Page 95 Thailand: from a bureaucratic polity to the politics of corruption......Page 113 The automobile industry in Southeast Asia in comparative perspective......Page 134 Conclusion......Page 164 Notes......Page 170 Bibliography......Page 188 Index......Page 205 This title provides a detailed cross-country study of the automotive industry in South East Asia. The author argues that the diffusion of manufacturing in the Asia-Pacific has been characterised by hierarchical networks of production Jason P. Abbott. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [173]-189) And Index.