This chapter reviews the relevant literature in order to provide an analytical framework for the analyses in the subsequent chapters. It covers some sub-topics related to the theme of this study, in particular, the theoretical approach to international production networks, key findings from...

This chapter contains the sectoral case study on the Indian automotive sector. The automotive industry in India has thus undergone a transition, from comprising a few auto manufacturers, virtually no auto components makers and only low-quality auto ancillary producers to the league of global...

This chapter contains the sectoral case study on the Thai hard disk drive (HDD) industry. The HDD industry in Thailand was first established during the early 1980s. By 2008, Thailand had become the second-largest HDD exporter in the world, accounting for about 17.4 per cent of world exports....

This chapter contains the sectoral case study on the automotive industry in China. The objective of this chapter is to consider the role, if any, of RTAs in the growth of IPNs in automobile sector in China. Without a doubt, IPNs preceded RTAs. However, with the uncertainly associated with the...

This chapter contains the sectoral case study on the Indonesia's automotive industry. The objective of this chapter is to examine the role of RTAs in the establishment of IPNs in Indonesia’s automotive sector. The first part of this chapter addresses the profile of the local automotive sector,...

This introductory chapter presents the research questions that were explored in the study and describes the structure of the book.

Chapter V specifically emphasizes India’s recent initiatives towards entering into PTAs with East and South-East Asian countries. The chapter critically analyses the depth of PTAs between India and important players in IPNs in order to decide whether they contain the necessary coverage and...