How Asia Works (Joe Studwell)

Why Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China got rich while the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand stalled: Studwell's three interventions (land reform, export-disciplined manufacturing policy, and financial control), with case studies and critiques.

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Joe Studwell on How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKY School) · 72 min

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Prereqs: Development economics; Comparative advantage. Next: The Guns of August. Book: Joe Studwell, *How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region* (2013), recommended by Bill Gates.

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How Asia Works (Joe Studwell)

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