Competitiveness, FDI and technological activity in East Asia / edited by Sanjaya Lall and Shujiro Urata.

"In association with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction and overview / Sanjaya Lall and Shujiro Urata -- Foreign direct investment, technology development and competitiveness: issues and evidence / Sanjaya Lall -- Competitiveness and technology: an international comparison / Hiroki Kawai and Shujiro Urata -- Building technological capabilities with or without inward direct investment: the case of Japan / Akira Goto and Hiroyuki Odagiri -- Overseas R and D activities and intra-firm technology transfer: the case of Japanese multinationals / Shujiro Urata and Hiroki Kawai -- The dynamics of technology development: lessons from the Korea experience / Linsu Kim.

Technology acquisition and development in Taiwan / Bee- Yan Aw -- From using to creating technology: the evolution of Singapore's national innovation system and the changing role of public policy / Poh Kam Wong -- In search of balance: technological development in China / Yang Yao -- Can the Philippines ever catch up? / Joy V. Abrenica and Gwendolyn R. Tecson -- Industrial technology transition in Malaysia / Rajah Rasiah -- Foreign direct investment, technology and competitiveness in Thailand / Peter Brimble -- Technology development in Indonesia / Yumiko Okamoto and Fredrik Sjöholn.