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 historically have been at the...

Preface -- Editor's acknowledgments -- Notes on contributors -- Introduction / Thomas French -- Planning, reform, and recovery -- Japanese agency and business reform in occupied Japan : the Holding Company Liquidation Commission and Zaibatsu dissolution / Steven J. Ericson -- Japan's postwar...

This book discusses the role historical events played in determining the pattern of growth of Indian manufacturing. Two important historical events significantly influenced the course of Indian manufacturing from the 15th century AD. The first was the arrival of European merchants via sea route...

Die kollektiven und antagonistischen Interessen von Arbeitnehmern und Arbeitgebern prallen auf dem industriellen Arbeitsmarkt, Schnittstelle zwischen Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und Staat, aufeinander. Im Zeitraum vom späten deutschen Kaiserreich bis zum Vorabend der Weltwirtschaftskrise forderten...

The question of whether firms gain competitiveness through local networks and clusters becomes more relevant than ever as globalization proceeds. This is particularly true for traditional and craft-based clusters, districts and business networks. A central question emerging for these types of...