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East Asia Pacific at work

Paperback • 2014 • 1. edition

East Asia Pacific at work

By World Bank

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The unprecedented progress of East Asia Pacific is a triumph of working people. Countries that were low-income a generation ago successfully integrated into the global value chain, exploiting their labour-cost advantage. In 1990, the region held about one-third of the world's labour force. Leveraging this comparative advantage, the share of global GDP of emerging economies in East Asia Pacific grew from 7 percent in 1992 to 17 percent in 2011. Yet the region now finds itself at a critical junctu...Show more

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9781464800047

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World Bank Publications

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2014

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East Asia Pacific at work

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