1. Small Firm Dynamism in East Asia: An Introductory Overview

   • Farrukh Iqbal
   • Shujiro Urata

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 12

2. The Dynamic Role of Small Firms: Evidence from the U.S.

   • David B. Audretsch

   OriginalPaper Pages: 13 - 40

3. Entry of Small and Medium Enterprises and Economic Dynamism in Japan

   • Hiroki Kawai
   • Shujiro Urata

   OriginalPaper Pages: 41 - 51

4. Technological Progress by Small and Medium Enterprises in Japan

   • Shujiro Urata
   • Hiroki Kawai

   OriginalPaper Pages: 53 - 67

5. Productivity Dynamics of Small and Medium Enterprises in Taiwan

   • Bee-Yan Aw

   OriginalPaper Pages: 69 - 84

6. Small and Medium Enterprises in Korea: Achievements, Constraints and Policy Issues

   • Jeffrey B. Nugent
   • Seung-Jae Yhee

   OriginalPaper Pages: 85 - 119

7. The Evolution and Structure of Industrial Clusters in Japan

   • Hideki Yamawaki

   OriginalPaper Pages: 121 - 140

8. Firm and Group Dynamics in the Small and Medium Enterprise Sector in Indonesia

   • Albert Berry
   • Edgard Rodriguez
   • Henry Sandee

   OriginalPaper Pages: 141 - 161

9. Subcontracting and the Performance of Small and Medium Firms in Japan

   • Fukunari Kimura

   OriginalPaper Pages: 163 - 175

10. Government-Business Coordination and Small Enterprise Performance in the Machine Tools Sector in Malaysia

    • Rajah Rasiah

    OriginalPaper Pages: 177 - 194

11. Market Reforms, Technological Capabilities and the Performance of Small Enterprises in China

    • Yueping Wang
    • Yang Yao

    OriginalPaper Pages: 195 - 209

12. Small and Medium Enterprises in Thailand: Recent Trends

    • Paitoon Wiboonchutikula

    OriginalPaper Pages: 211 - 224

13. Small Firm Dynamics: Evidence from Africa and Latin America

    • Carl Liedholm

    OriginalPaper Pages: 225 - 240