Productivity, competitiveness and incomes in Asia : an evolutionary theory of international trade / Hans-Peter Brunner, and Peter M. Allen.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-119) and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Violating traditional trade theory and the quality dynamics of real competitiveness -- 3. genealogy of trade theories, and the connections of trade -- 4. Non-equilibrium, spatial models -- 5. application in West Bengal -- 6. application to Nepal -- impacts from different scenarios of economic development -- 7. Trade with productivity spill-over, evolutionary trade theory, and institutional protection of productivity.

"The authors of this book link productivity change, trade competitiveness, networks of interaction and cooperation and income growth in developing Asian countries with the complex evolutionary processes of economic development and international trade. They take an innovative approach to simulating the complex micro-dynamics of competitiveness in order to distinguish those trade-related microeconomic dynamics and institutional reforms vital to leading countries out of institutional and poverty traps." "Productivity, Competitiveness and Incomes in Asia will be of interest to academics and researchers in Asian Studies, industrial economics, evolutionary economics and international business development. The book will also appeal to policy makers responsible for economic growth."--BOOK JACKET.