This work covers in depth the new patterns of manufacturing and technology transfer that are emerging as Japanese companies seek to harness Asia's technological resources, and to utilise them to compete both regionally and globally.

About the Editor and Contributors, Acknowledgments, Introduction, Part I: Overview, 1. Globalization, Regionalization, and the Pacific Rim, 2. Emerging Trajectory of the Pacific Rim: Concepts, Evidences, and New Schemes, Part II:. The Newly Industrialized Economies, 3. Technology and Industrial Development in the Asian NIEs: Past Performance and Future Prospects, 4. Korea's High-Technology Thrust, 5. Singapore's Technology Strategy, Part III: The Southeast Asian Nations, 6. Science and Technology Collaboration at the Regional Level: Lessons from ASEAN, 7. Technology Upgrading in Thailand: A Strategic Perspective, 8. Building a Workable S&T Infrastructure in Malaysia, 9. Build_ing a Strong S&T System in Indonesia: Policies in a Transitional Economy, Part IV: The East Asian Nations, 10. Reform and Restructuring of China's Science and Technology System, 11. Technical Transformation and Renovation in PRC Industry, 12. Upgrading Hong Kong's Technology Base, 13. Japan's Evolving Strategies for Science and Technology: Toward the 21st Century, Part V: Regional Science and Technology Issues, 14. Emerging Technology Transfer Patterns in the Pacific Asia, 15. Science and Technology Cooperation in the Pacific Rim: Bilateral and Multilateral Perspectives, 16. Japan's Role as a Regional Technological Integrator and the Black Box Phenomenon in the Process of Technology Transfer, 17. The Technological Emergence of the Pacific Rim: Threat or Opportunity to the United States?, 18. An Analytic Framework for Measuring Technological Development, Index