ABSTRACT

This book provides a detailed cross-country study of the automotive industry in South East Asia. Abbott argues that, contrary to prevailing opinion, the diffusion of manufacturing in the Asia-Pacific has been characterized by hierarchical networks of production linked to Japan for technology.

chapter |9 pages

Introduction

chapter |25 pages

International political economy, development and the state

Implications for the study of Southeast Asia

chapter |23 pages

Indonesia

Soeharto and the neo-patrimonial state

chapter |18 pages

Malaysia

Managing foreign capital

chapter |21 pages

Thailand

From a bureaucratic polity to the politics of corruption

chapter |6 pages

Conclusion