Production, innovation, information networks in Asia: the role of institutions
Production, innovation, information networks in Asia: the role of institutions

Summary/Abstract: Globalization is the keyword of the beginning of the 21st century since Ohmae’s “Triad Power” is replaced by globally present MNCs, production networks, subtle disappropriation of innovation, globalized digitalization of information seem to devaluate regional attributes such as Asian culture, business, formal and informal social networks. But there is ample literature on change-resistant – because institutionalized-Asian-style political, economic and social structures. The paper aims to shed light on the question whether the traditional institutions shaping the Asian developmental model are weakening because of globalization or adapting to it. Another aim is to find evidence for the institutional forces which resist or change the Asian cohesion. The current paper is a starting point for further investigation and is a work in progress.

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