Competitiveness, Technology and Skills
本书填补了关于发展中国家竞争力辩论的空白，基于亚洲和非洲等地的实证证据，解释了各国追赶成功或失败的原因，并区分了规范性与实证性方面。
This book is an important contribution to the literature on development. It fills a gap in the competitiveness debate concerning developing countries and provides convincing explanations for the success or failure of countries to catch up. The possibility and the causes of a growing polarisation between successful and less successful developing nations is argued conceptually and on the basis of empirical evidence (relating primarily to Asia, but also to African countries and across the developing countries). This book stands out for its careful separation of positive and normative aspects which too often are mixed in the competitiveness debate. Through his earlier works, Learning to Industrialize (1987) and Learning from the Asian Tigers (1996), Sanjaya Lall established himself as one of the leading economists of foreign direct investment and development, this time broadening the subject to competitiveness. Lall's long experience as an advisor of governments and decision makers on the international level provides a sound background, his primary interest in applied policy issues being the main driver behind.