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Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Debates on the East Asian Miracle: An Analytical Review of Literature 3. A Big Step by a Small Giant: Taiwan's Industrial Catch-up for Semiconductors 4. Toward the World Best: Korean Industrial Leapfrogging for Semiconductors 5. Why Differ? Taiwan and South Korea Compared 6.
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