1st Edition
Japanese Manufacturing Investment in Europe Its Impact on the UK Economy
By Roger Strange
Copyright 1993
574 Pages
by
Routledge
576 Pages
by
Routledge
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Japanese manufacturing investment in the European Community has grown dramatically over the last twenty years. At first, instances of investment were few, concentrated in a small number of industrial sectors. But since the mid-1980's there has been a surge of investment in a much wider range of industries. This volume details the growth of Japanese manufacturing investment in Europe in fourteen... Read more
1 Introduction 2 The Theoretical Framework 3 The Japanese Economy 4 Japan and the European Community 5 Inward Direct Investment in the United Kingdom 6 Industry Case-Studies 7 Company Case-Studies 8 Observations from the Case-Studies 9 Overseas Investment and Structural Adjustment in the Japanese Economy 10 The Effect on the UK Economy of Overseas Investment by Japanese Manufacturing Companies 11 Final Comments
Biography
Roger Strange
'Strange's methodology proves highly effective for, in supporting his main argument with detailed case study material, he is also reinforcing a sub-theme of the book that there is no such thing as a "typical" Japanese firm but considerable differences in both the motivation and effect of such investment across industries.' - - Marie Conte-Helm, The Higher Education Supplement
