A hard slog, not a leap frog: Globalization and sustainability transitions in developing Asia

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 241-254

  Rock, Michael ^a   Murphy, James T ^b   Rasiah, Rajah ^c   van Seters, Paul ^d   Managi, Shunsuke ^e  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^d TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asia; Capitalist developmental state; Industrialization; Sustainable development; Technology

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; CAPITALIST DEVELOPMENTAL STATE; CASE STUDIES; CLEANER TECHNOLOGIES; DEVELOPING WORLDS; DEVELOPMENT MODELS; ECONOMIC FORCES; ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES; ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS; GLOBAL FORCES; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MARKET FORCES; PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS; PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES; STATE MODELS;

INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ANURA; HARNESS;

EID: 58149391766     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2007.11.014     Document Type: Article

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