Sanjaya Lall 
Learning from the Asian Tigers [PDF ebook] 
Studies in Technology and Industrial Policy

This is a collection of papers on industrial policy — the role of governments in promoting industrial development — and the particular significance of technology development. Two essays deal with the general debate on industrial policy and the nature of technology development; two are critical appraisals of the World Bank’s approach to the debate on governments and markets; four are case studies of policy making on aspects of industrialisation, three in Asia and one in Africa.