Economic Growth Performance of Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand: The Human Resource Dimension

Date: January 1990
Type: Papers and Briefs
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Subject:
Economics; Social development and protection
Series: EDRC Reports

Description

This paper examines the economic growth performance of Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand since the early post-war years, giving special attention to the role played by human capital formation. Although there has been a host of factors involved in the growth process, such as historical background, cultural values, socio-political institutions, political stability, and economic policies and their timing, human capital has been one of the key underlying forces.

Contents

  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Macroeconomic Performance
  • The Human Resource Dimension
  • Cross-Country Analysis
  • Concluding Remarks
  • References