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# HOW ASIA WORKS

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Review: Insightful book - This was a really insightful book and well written. Worth the read for an understanding of Asia.
Review: How to grow an economy fast? - To grow their economy FAST from ruins and colonial havoc after world war two, the Nations Japan, South Korea and Taiwan followed a slightly refined, although same in economic nature, policies used by the Western Nations themselves for their industrialisation. Friedrich List, the most influential economist after Karl Marx in the 19th century, published his treatise The National System of Political Economy . List developed his ideas based on his observations of the then young and independent United States of America. United Germany in 1871, under Bismarck, executed the same policies for industrialisation and by the time of World War One Germany became the economic powerhouse of Europe. Meiji restoration of Japan in 1868 and their desire to industrialise made them send its young leaders to then growing Germany to study their policies. After all, the real history of industrial capitalism, hidden deep inside the rugs bearing the name 'Free Markets' teaches us the valuable lesson - There is one and only path for a poor nation to industrialise. Forget what contemporary economists preach, 'How Asia Works' uncovers the history brilliantly that challenges the fragile underpinnings of current neoclassical economic thinking. The book, 'How Asia Works' narrates the story of how the three North East Asian nations (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan) and now China have effectively employed those economic policies to attain prosperity while the South East Asian nations (Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand) doing the same but ineffectively, failed. Well researched, the book succinctly argues that there are three critical interventions government can use to speed up economic development. For long time economists have argued that free market policies have enabled the current rich countries to attain prosperity and the IMF and World Bank, deluded by doctrines that have no real or empirical underpinning, recommended the poor and developing nations to open up markets and lift capital controls. The outcome is an Oligarchic Russia, service sector dominated India, stuck in the middle Thailand, Indonesia etc. The South Korean economist Ha-Joon Chang and Nobel Laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz have long criticised this propaganda by Western Nations in their works Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective (Anthem Studies in Development and Globalization) & Bad Samaritans: The Guilty Secrets of Rich Nations and the Threat to Global Prosperity and Globalization and its Discontents respectively. India should seriously assess its economy since the services, inherently low productive in nature, will stop growing. Make in India, inviting FDI into the country, is a rhetoric that is essentially same as 'Invest in Africa' marketed by African Nations, as all these policies stem from the free market doctrine the rich nations propagated. Joe Studwell does a remarkable job. How Asia Works is highly recommended.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | 1846682436 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #13,757 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #528 in Hinduism (Books) #597 in Analysis & Strategy |
| Country of Origin  | United Kingdom |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (934) |
| Dimensions  | 12.4 x 1.8 x 19.4 cm |
| Edition  | Main |
| ISBN-10  | 9781846682438 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1846682438 |
| Importer  | Atlantic Publishers and Distributors (P) Ltd., 7/22, Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi - 110002 INDIA, Email – customercare@atlanticbooks.com, Ph – 011-47320500 |
| Item Weight  | 242 g |
| Language  | English |
| Net Quantity  | 750.00 Grams |
| Print length  | 288 pages |
| Publication date  | 2 January 2014 |
| Publisher  | Profile Books Ltd |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Insightful book
*by A***N on 10 August 2025*

This was a really insightful book and well written. Worth the read for an understanding of Asia.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ How to grow an economy fast?
*by S***A on 9 December 2015*

To grow their economy FAST from ruins and colonial havoc after world war two, the Nations Japan, South Korea and Taiwan followed a slightly refined, although same in economic nature, policies used by the Western Nations themselves for their industrialisation. Friedrich List, the most influential economist after Karl Marx in the 19th century, published his treatise The National System of Political Economy . List developed his ideas based on his observations of the then young and independent United States of America. United Germany in 1871, under Bismarck, executed the same policies for industrialisation and by the time of World War One Germany became the economic powerhouse of Europe. Meiji restoration of Japan in 1868 and their desire to industrialise made them send its young leaders to then growing Germany to study their policies. After all, the real history of industrial capitalism, hidden deep inside the rugs bearing the name 'Free Markets' teaches us the valuable lesson - There is one and only path for a poor nation to industrialise. Forget what contemporary economists preach, 'How Asia Works' uncovers the history brilliantly that challenges the fragile underpinnings of current neoclassical economic thinking. The book, 'How Asia Works' narrates the story of how the three North East Asian nations (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan) and now China have effectively employed those economic policies to attain prosperity while the South East Asian nations (Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand) doing the same but ineffectively, failed. Well researched, the book succinctly argues that there are three critical interventions government can use to speed up economic development. For long time economists have argued that free market policies have enabled the current rich countries to attain prosperity and the IMF and World Bank, deluded by doctrines that have no real or empirical underpinning, recommended the poor and developing nations to open up markets and lift capital controls. The outcome is an Oligarchic Russia, service sector dominated India, stuck in the middle Thailand, Indonesia etc. The South Korean economist Ha-Joon Chang and Nobel Laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz have long criticised this propaganda by Western Nations in their works Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective (Anthem Studies in Development and Globalization) & Bad Samaritans: The Guilty Secrets of Rich Nations and the Threat to Global Prosperity and Globalization and its Discontents respectively. India should seriously assess its economy since the services, inherently low productive in nature, will stop growing. Make in India, inviting FDI into the country, is a rhetoric that is essentially same as 'Invest in Africa' marketed by African Nations, as all these policies stem from the free market doctrine the rich nations propagated. Joe Studwell does a remarkable job. How Asia Works is highly recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great discription of the rise of aaian economies nd the ...
*by J***M on 10 December 2017*

Superb book for anyone who wants to undersatnd the genesis of the rise of these asian economic powers - from land reform to manufacturing push - the book captures in detail the success and failure stories. Great description of the rise of Asian economies & the deep analysis of the actual mechanism that leads to the growth nd what didn't work in other competing peers. A must read for someone intrstd in global events, the rise and fall of nation/state.

## Frequently Bought Together

- How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region
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