ESSAY QUESTIONS TO ANSWER To what extent do the concepts of ‘early’ and ‘late’ industrialization continue to explain key differences in the nature and performance of national business systems? Explain contemporary trends in the performance of leading economies. Can the distinction between ‘late’ and ‘early’ industrialization fully explain origins and long-term competitiveness of national business system? PLEASE MAKE SURE TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN A COHERENT WAY SUITABLE FOR AN ESSAY. PLEASE USE HARVARD WRITING STYLE USE appropriate use of comparison across nations, industries, companies and business functions. You should answer each question with reference to at least two countries and preferably more, even where only one country is cited in the question. THE COUNTRIES ARE US, JAPAN, GERMANY, BRITAIN AND CHINA A proper balance between theory and evidence and the appropriate use of national, industry or corporate examples in each answer will receive favourable consideration ALSO make clear points, support them with evidence, reasoning, references or examples, then link them to subsequent points in a logically connected discussion (‘logical coherence and quality of discussion’). The extent to which the answers demonstrate sound understanding of main concepts, ideas and issues (‘evident grasp of important ideas and concepts’) PLEASE USE CURRENT EVENTS OR CASE STUDY EXAMPLES THANKS