Globalization of the Automobile Industry: The United States, Japan, and the People's Republic of China

by Xiaohua Yang

Overview

Yang analyzes the impact of globalization on national economic boundaries, using the automobile industry to contrast three different economic systems. Corporations emerge as new players in international relations. Their corporate policies and manufacturer-supplier linkages influence the international division of labor among modern nations. Their competitive strategy affects the ability of governments to regulate national economies. Scholars in international, regional, and developmental economics will find this work provides interesting material on global competition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275948375
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/30/1995
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d)
Lexile:	1540L (what's this?)

About the Author

XIAOHUA YANG is an independent researcher and a participant in the International Motor Vehicle Program at MIT. She is the contributor of a recent IMVP report, China in the Globalizing Automobile Industry. As an extension of her interests in the political economy of globalization, she is investigating the issues of Chinese capitalism in the Pacific Rim and intra-Asian capital flow in the Asian Pacific region.

Table of Contents

Preface
Globalization and Management of National Economies: The Relations between Manufacturers and Suppliers
Globalization, Firm Organization, and Interfirm Market Relations in the U.S. Automobile Industry
Globalization, Firm Organization, and Interfirm Market Relations in the Japanese Automobile Industry
Globalization, Firm Organization, Interfirm Market Relations in the Automobile Industry in the People's Repbulic of China
Evolving Automobile Industry in a Global Economy
References
Index

Editorial Reviews

Explains the seemingly contradictory trends toward global integration and national balkanization since World War II as a bifurcation of economic and political borders. Illustrates the process with three countries in which the relationship between government and the economy are very different but which are nevertheless converging in globalization and economic organization. The automobile industry is cited as an example because it has been so important to the national economies of the three countries. Does not assume a sophisticated knowledge of economics. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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