Tales from the Development Frontier: How China and Other Countries Harness Light Manufacturing to Create Jobs and Prosperity

An often overlooked factor in the economic success of developing countries is the rise of small entrepreneurial family businesses into major manufacturers. In this companion volume to the 2012 Light Manufacturing in Africa, the authors look at the surprising success of light manufacturing in China, while also giving some attention to the situations in Bangladesh, Vietnam, Pakistan and Ghana. Dinh (economist, World Bank) took the lead in the preparation of this volume, with the assistance of four other economists and two contributors. Since its preparation relied extensively upon interviews with a variety of firm owners, managers, and zone administrators in China, an appendix provides a copy of the utilized survey. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)