The East Asian Miracle: Economic Growth and Public Policy. (book reviews)

Gambhir Bhatta and Joaquin L. Gonzalez, III

Much has been written about the phenomenal growth experienced by selected East Asian nations in the last three decades (see, for instance: Amsden, 1989; Balassa, 1988; Haggard, 1990; Johnson, 1987; Krueger, 1985; Vogel, 1991; Wade, 1990; Woronoff, 1992). These distinguished scholars all agree that the spectacular economic performance of countries such as Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore since the 1960s has been nothing short of a miracle (considering especially where some of these countries started from). Driven by their ...

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