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Preface: 1. Electronics and the developing economies: introduction and overview / Bjr̲n Wellenius -- 2. Building a modern electronics industry / Arnorld Miller -- Pt. 1 Industry characteristics: 3. Semiconductors / David Dahmen -- 4. The computer industry / Kenneth Flamm -- 5. Consumer electronics / Jeffrey A Hart -- 6. Telecommunications equipment markets into the 1990s / William W. Ambrose -- Pt. 2 Experiences of advanced industrial economies: 7. The U.S. Electronics industry / Ralph J. Thomson -- 8. European electronics: from crisis to collaboration / Wayne Sandholtz -- 9. The Japanese semiconductor industry -- 10. The U.S., Japanese, and Global integrated circuit industry: prospects for new entrants / W. Edward Steinmueller -- 11. Trends in worldwide sourcing in the electronics industry / Cary Kimmel -- Pt. 3 The newly industrialized economies -- 12. Strategic underpinnings of the electronics industry in the newly industrialized economies of Asia / Denis Fred Simon -- 13. Development of the Brazilian electronics industry: a study of the competitiveness of four subsectors / Claudio R. Frischtak -- 14. The electronics industry in India: Past problems, recent progress, future outlook / Geoffrey Gowen and Daniel Hefler -- 15. Alternative strategies for developing information industries / Ashoka Mody -- 4. Conclusion 16. Electronics development strategy: the role fo government / Carl J. Dahalman -- Abreviations.

A vital electronics industry can boost a country ' s economic growth, provide jobs for skilled workers, and speed development in other sectors. This report shows how to build a modern and competitive electronics industry. It gives step-by-step advice on the market conditions, enterprise strategies, and government policies that can create a successful electronics sector. The editors suggest guidelines to help countries identify competitive segments of industry. They explain why prospects lie in products for industry, computers, and telecommunications. Their advice points out which products countries should focus on initially. It recommends ways to expand, once basic production and skills are established. The role government must play in developing the physical infrastructure and a skilled work force is examined and major trends in the global electronics industry are reviewed in detail. The collection focuses on semiconductors, computers, consumer electronics, and telecommunications. It examines how electronics developed in advanced industrial economies while electronics industries in selected developing economies and newly industrialized economies are also evaluated. The report explores the roles played by foreign investment and technological development. It describes key government interventions that prepared private enterprises--and labor markets--for market competition. The book points out government interventions and industry practices that hampered efficiency and growth and gives practical advice on improving public policies and boosting industry performance.