Globalization has been hailed as removing the need for company location as an issue. However, there remains a strong tendency for some industries to form geographical clusters. This book examines the reasons for this trend

1. Multilateralism and regionalism in global economic governance : an introduction / Junji Nakagawa -- 2. How to avoid anticompetitive effects of state interventions in times of financial crisis / Rolf H. Weber and Seraina N. Gruenewald -- 3. Designing an Asian financial architecture / Douglas...

pt. 1. Globalization, economic integration, and cultural differences -- pt. 2. Do cultural differences hinder economic globalization? -- pt. 3. Interpreting a cultural distance-economic globalization nexus.