The successful transformation of the East Asian countries--Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan--from traditional entrepot economies to major industrial capitalist states has been acclaimed as one of the outstanding economic miracles in the history of the modern world. These countries were all once poor, sharing the serious problems of a densely populated area and a scarcity of natural resources. Their transformation into formidable manufacturers in only two decades was not accidental. / The main purpose of this study, utilizing systems analysis as its methodological approach, was to conduct a qualitative, conceptual systems research study to analyze the dynamic interaction and interdependencies of the five components--capital, education, politics, entrepreneurship, and technology--most influential in the countries' national development. A qualitative, heuristic model (called CEPET--an acronym for capital, educational, politics, entrepreneurship, and technology) was introduced to allow a conceptual understanding of the major linkages and to identify the existence of relationships among the components. / The results of the study indicate that the rapid economic growth and performance in the countries under study were achieved as a consequence of capital, education, politics, entrepreneurial ability and technological know-how interacting with the environment and with one another as a dynamic system to accomplish predetermined national goals and objectives. The fast recovery and high growth of the East Asian economies is not attributable to any single component or other external factor impacting the major components. Rather, the success of these countries is reflected in the dynamic interactions and interdependencies of all five major conponents and other external forces which influence them. / Regarding the applicability of the CEPET model to the economic growth problems of other developing countries, it is concluded that each country must work out its own strategy based on its own particular requirements and environmental conditions. Thus, there can be no universal applicability of a model in the process of national development. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-01, Section: A, page: 0033. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1985.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75720 |
| Contributors | DURESSA, BERHANU., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 355 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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