Overview

This highly topical book brings together some of the world's leading specialists on the global car industry, who discuss the ins and outs of the faster lane of regionalism at a time when the world is reassessing the ins and outs of globalization. It provides a thorough and up-to-date mapping of the worldwide geography of the car industry, in the triad regions (Europe, North America and Japan), and in emerging countries and regions.

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Author:   Robert Boyer ,  M. Freyssenet
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2002 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781403900722

ISBN 10:   1403900728
Pages:   126
Publication Date:   07 June 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Introduction; Y.Lung & R.van Tulder PART 1: A WORLD OF REGIONS? The Fast Lane of Regionalism; R.van Tulder & D.Audet Multinational Car Makers Regional Strategies; M. Freyssenet & Y.Lung PART 2: REGIONAL INTEGRATION WITHIN INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES The Dynamics of Regional Integration in the European Car Industry; J-B.Layan & Y.Lung Peripheral Regionalism: The Consequences of Integrating Central and Eastern Europe in the European Automobile Space; R.van Tulder Challenges for the Turkish Car Industry on its Way to Integration with the EU; L.Duruiz NAFTA: The Process of Regional Integration Evolution of Motor Vehicle Production; J.Carillo PART 3: REGIONAL INTEGRATION WITHIN EMERGING REGIONS MERCOSUR: Interaction between Governments and Producers and the Sustainability of the Regional Automobile Space; M.Laplane & F.Sarti ASEAN: Developing a Division of Labour in a Developing Region; K.Shimokawa The Revival of the Automotive Industry in the Commonwealth of Independent States; J-J.Chanaron Limits to Regionalism: The Automotive Industry in the Southern African Development Community; A.Black & S.Muradzikwa Magrebi Integration and the Automobile Industry: Past Failures and New Perspectives; J-B.Layan & M.Mezouaghi PART 4: THE CHALLENGE OF GOING ALONE The Risk of Go-it-Alone: The Japanese Car Industry - From Boom to Bust?; R.van Tulder ""Avoiding the Neighbours"": The National/Global Development Strategy of the Korean Automobile Industry; M.Lautier Going Local: Foreign Investment, Local Development and the Chinese Auto Sector; E.Thun The Indian Passenger Car Industry and the South Asian Market: Global Auto Companies' Struggles in India; Y-H.Kim"

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MICHEL FREYSSENET is a Sociologist and Research Director at the National Centre of Scientific Research in Paris and is also Co-Director of GERPISA. - ROBERT BOYER is an Economist and Research Director at the National Centre of Scientific Research in Paris and is also Director of studies at High Studies School of Social Sciences in Paris.

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