Integrated report on comparison of factors influencing productivity in the manufacturing industrial sectors of Asian countries - compares productivity policies, definitions, measurement of gross domestic product, labour productivity, capital inputs, etc., Identifies management, labour force, resources, social value systems and other factors capable of helping or hindering productivity, and considers action points and strategies for the 1980s in view of overall economic policies. References and statistical tables.

Integrated report on comparison of factors influencing productivity in the manufacturing industrial sectors of Asian countries - compares productivity policies, definitions, measurement of gross domestic product, labour productivity, capital inputs, etc., Identifies management, labour force, resources, social value systems and other factors capable of helping or hindering productivity, and considers action points and strategies for the 1980s in view of overall economic policies. References and statistical tables.

Report identifying factors influencing productivity in the manufacturing industrial sector of Japan - outlines economic growth, heavy industry, light industry and service sector trends in output and employment during the 1960s and 1970s, considers changing patterns of demand, competitiveness, industrial policies and social value systems affecting productivity, and includes productivity policy recommendations. References and statistical tables.

Report identifying factors influencing productivity in the manufacturing industrial sector of Hong Kong - outlines historical economic growth from 1842 to 1949, and discusses productivity measurement and labour force, capital, management, and other variables affecting labour productivity and overall output, focusing on the cotton spinning and small scale industries. Graphs, references and statistical tables.