The promotion of heavy industry: An analysis of industrial transformation in three middle-income countries

Authors

  • Linhao Feng

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61173/sgm0jq19

Keywords:

industrialization, heavy industry policy, mid-dle-income country, country brand, industrial transforma-tion

Abstract

Heavy industry policy has an important impact on industrial transformation in middle-income countries. South Korea, China, and Brazil upgraded their heavy industries in the 1970s and 1980s, with varying results and thus affecting their levels of economic development.

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2025-07-06