Responses to Regionalism in East Asia: Japanese Production Networks in the Automotive Sector

by Andrew Staples

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230516250
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	05/30/2008
Series:	Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series
Edition description:	2008
Pages:	267
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

"Andrew Staples provides an excellent analysis of Japanese automobile manufacturers in East Asia... The author's accomplishment is particularly noteworthy given that itis extremely difficult to penetrate the insular nature of the Japanese corporation." - Ali M. Nizamuddin, University of Illinois at Springfield

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