The East Asian Miracle: Economic Growth and Public Policy (World Bank Policy Research Report)
"Excellent review of material on economic growth in Asia. Well written and well illustrated with graphs."--Raj Aggarwal, John Carroll University"A very informative volume on economic development in East Asia...Students found it helpful. It has many useful charts and figures, as well as some basic theoretical and policy arguments....I think the book offers a good text for courses in related areas. I recommend it to instructors who teach classes about East Asia and development."--Xiaobo Lu, Columbia University"A thorough and comprehensive study of the economic performance of eight countries in East Asia...impressive graphs....Highly useful for both graduate and undergraduate students in economic development in general and Asian studies in particular."--Choice"A most impressive work... And what makes it particularly impressive is the way it eschews any ideological baggage. It clinically and fairly analyses what actually happened."--The Weekend Australian"An excellent and comprehensive overview of one of the world's greatest economic success stories."--Stephen D. Cohen, School of International Service, American University"A comprehensive work, distilling decades of research on the most dynamic region in the world economy."--Morning Star"The study is well-produced, in the style of the best American economics textbooks, and is well-linked to the academic literature; it will be useful for postgraduate teaching."--The Economic Journal