SUMMARY This article sets out the essential links in the neoclassical interpretation of Asian NIC performance, as exemplified in the work of Little and Balassa. It considers some theoretical weaknesses in the neoclassical argument; and summarises evidence about South Korea which questions the argument on empirical grounds. To understand the sources of economic growth in the Asian NICs the theoretical framework must be expanded to include not only prices but also the process of innovation, especially in production engineering.
RESUMENExplicacion del exito de los paises asiaticos no industrializados: incentivos y tecnologia
Este articulo expone los vinculos esenciales existentes en la interpretacion neoclasica de la trayectoria de los paises asiaticos no industrializados, segun aparecen ejemplificades en el trabajo de Little y Balassa. Considera algunas debilidades de los planteamientos neoclasicos y detalla hechos de Corea del Sur. cuestionando aquellos sobre bases empiricas. Para comprender la fuentes del crecimiento economico de los paises asiaticos no industrializados, es necesario ampliar el marco teorico de modo de incluir no solo los precios, sino tambien la innovacion, especialmente en los que se refiere a ingenieria de produccion.
RESUMESLa cle du succes du NICs en Asie: les motifs et la technologie
Cet article etablit les liens essentiels dans l'interpretation neoclassique de l'accomplissement du NIC en Asie, vu a travers le travail de Little et Balassa. Il considere certaines faiblesses theoriques dans l'argument neo-classique; et resume l'evidence au sujet de la Coree du Sud qui met en question l'argument a un niveau empirique. Afin de comprendre les sources de croissance economique dans le NIC en Asie la structure theorique doit etre developpe afin d'inclure non seulement les prix mais aussi le procede d'innovation, surtout dans la production de la construction mecanique.
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