Taiwan went from being an exporter of mushrooms to an exporter of electronics. This is because Taiwan was successful in selecting which industries to pursue development. Taiwan is an island nation with a relatively high population; therefore it did not m

ake sense for Taiwan to pursue an agricultural export sector because of its relatively scarce land. Taiwan identified that it was importing consumer goods, so it chose to focus on this industry because Taiwan's comparatively abundant labor would allow it to develop a successful manufacturing industry. Countries often fail at developing successful import substitution industries because the target the incorrect sectors to develop. All to often countries target industries based on prestige rather than comparative advantage. A good example of developing countries incorrectly choosing to develop prestigious industries over industries where they have a comparative advantage is when they try to develop capital-intensive industries such as automobile manufacturing. While it may be a source of national pride, it is difficult to develop an industry to produce such a technologically complicated and capital-intensive pro

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