Rent-seeking, industrial policies and national innovation systems in Southeast Asian economies

Technology in Society

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 231-243

  Wong, Chan Yuan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Industrial policy; Malaysia; National innovation system; Rent seeking; Rents; Singapore; Southeast Asian economies; Thailand; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL POLICIES; MALAYSIA; NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEM; RENT-SEEKING; RENTS; SINGAPORE; SOUTHEAST ASIAN ECONOMIES; THAILAND; VIET NAM;

ECONOMICS; INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGY;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INNOVATION; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; RENT SEEKING; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

MALAYSIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; THAILAND; VIET NAM;

EID: 82355175214     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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