Responses to Regionalism in East Asia

Japanese Production Networks in the Automotive Sector
2008. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-349-35440-5
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 267 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 367 g

Reihe: Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series

In the decade following the Asian financial crisis, the East Asian political economy has experienced a radical transformation. This book thus investigates the responses of Japanese automotive makers to the processes of regionalism and regionalization by locating firm-level analysis in a broader political economy context.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Staples, Andrew

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction PART 1: THEORY AND APPROACH Foreign Direct Investment, Regionalism and Japanese Regional Production Networks PART 2: ESTABLISHING THE CONTEXT The Transformation of the East Asian Political Economy Japan and the Transformation of the East Asian Political Economy PART 3: RESPONSE TO REGIONALISM IN THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR Japanese Automotive Manufacturers in East Asia General Strategy and Investment Response The Rationalization and Reordering of Production Networks Japanese FDI in East Asia Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

ANDREW STAPLES is Associate Professor of Japanese Business at Kansia Gaidai University, Japan. He has previously been a Lecturer in Japanese Studies at the school of East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield, UK, where he also gained his PhD.