1st Edition

International Industry and Business Structural Change, Industrial Policy and Industry Strategies

By Robert H. Ballance Copyright 1987
380 Pages
by Routledge

380 Pages
by Routledge

In a balanced and readable account, this book explains how international, domestic, economic and political factors interrelated to shape the world of modern industry in the thirty years before it was originally published in 1987. It conveys some of the richness and diversity in the political and economic landscape of modern industries and provides a real-world background for the theory of... Read more

Preface 1. The Internationalization of Industry 2. The Development of Manufacturing - A Global Setting 3. Sectoral Patterns of Structural Change 4. Structural Change Within the Manufacturing Sector 5. International Differences in Competitive Ability 6. Factor Intensities and Technological Change 7. Industrial Processing of Natural Resources 8. Post-War Trends in Manufactured Exports 9. Defensive Strategies in International Markets 10. Competitive Strategies in International Industries 11. Collaborative Strategies in International Markets. Statistical Appendix

Biography

Robert H. Ballance