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Can Japan Compete?
About how Japan's legendary MITI ran off the rails in the 80s and stopped being effective. A good cautionary tale. - Noah Smith
Michael E. Porter, Hirotaka Takeuchi, Mariko Sakakibara
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The Spanish Civil War
Great book. - Noah Smith
Hugh Thomas
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How Asia Works
I HIGHLY recommend [this book]. - Noah Smith
Joe Studwell
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MITI and the Japanese Miracle
Amazing stuff. - Noah Smith
Chalmers A. Johnson
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The Rise of China´s Industrial Policy (1978 to 2020)
It explained how China's industrial policy shifted from regional to national around the time of the Great Recession. - Noah Smith
Barry Naughton
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Economism
Gives a good rundown of how pro-market economic theories were always a rather poor tool for advancing pro-business ideology. - Noah Smith
James Kwak
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The Park Chung Hee Era
Amazing stuff. - Noah Smith
Byung-Kook Kim
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Diversity Paradox, The
The best book I've read on how diversity and immigration are changing Americans' ideas about race. - Noah Smith
Jennifer Lee, Frank D. Bean
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