As the United States rose to ascendancy in the first decades of the twentieth century, observers abroad associated American economic power most directly with its burgeoning automobile industry. In the 1930s, in a bid to emulate and challenge America, engineers from across the world flocked to...

Introduction -- Strategic need and economic discrimination -- German grand strategy, 1879-1914 -- French grand strategy, 1887-1914 -- British grand strategy, 1919-39 -- U.S. grand strategy, 1945-67 -- Conclusion

Globalization and the future of the Taiwan miracle / Suzanne Berger and Richard K. Lester -- Industry co-evolution : a comparison of Taiwan and North American electronics contract manufacturers / Timothy J. Sturgeon and Ji-Ren Lee -- Leading, following, or cooked goose? : explaining innovation...