This timely collection of fifteen essays by leading economists explores how rapid economic growth in China and elsewhere in Asia is reshaping the world economy.
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A great deal of public policy is harnessed to raising productivity growth. Although it is believed that the process is intimately linked to globalization, the precise links are less well known. This volume offers a comprehensive overview of links between international trade, for…
"Companies are increasingly asking which of their value chain activities are best performed within their own company and which may be outsourced. In addition, they are also considering which pieces of their value chain may be better performed abroad. These interrelated decisions…
"Companies are increasingly asking which of their value chain activities are best performed within their own company and which may be outsourced. In addition, they are also considering which pieces of their value chain may be better performed abroad. These interrelated decisions…
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This book analyses the key factors determining European competitiveness. It focuses in particular on the issues of internationalization of firms and markets, the role of technology and innovation, and of continuing European integration, and deals with these issues on the level o…
The rapid emergence of China and India as prime locations for low-cost manufacturing has led some analysts to conclude that manufacturers in the "old economies"--The U.S., U.K., Germany, and Japan - are being edged out of a profitable future. But if countries that have historica…
Articulations of Capital offers an accessible, grounded, yet theoretically-sophisticated account of the geographies of global production networks, value chains, and regional development in post-socialist Eastern and Central Europe. * Proposes a new theorization of global value c…
A comprehensive examination of the role of foreign direct investment in East Asia before and after the financial crisis of mid-1997. Developing countries in East Asia recorded remarkable economic growth until the Asian financial crisis erupted in mid-1997. Although several count…
What are the forces that are driving firms and industries to globalize their operations? This volume explores how specific industries have organized their global operations through case studies of seven manufacturing industries including: garments and textiles, televisions and p…
An eye-opening, 21stCentury guide to the myths and realities of the international economy. Fully updated and expanded second edition: The new version of The Field Guide takes an insightful look at overseas outsourcing, NAFTA's 10 year report card, the Wal-Mart Economy, and the s…