Global change : the impact of Asia in the 21st century / edited by Richard Thorpe and Stephen Little.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thorpe, Richard, 1951-

Little, Stephen E., 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic conditions.

Asia--Relations.

Asia.

Relations.

Asia--Economic policy.

Economic policy.

Asia--Economic conditions--20th century.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 432 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2001.

Summary:

This volume presents leading edge research into the disparate economies of Asia, and considers the dynamics and developments of those economies and their implications for the emerging global economy. "Global Change is based on debates that took place at the second Global Change conference at Manchester Metropolitan University in 1998. The conference captured the Asian economic crisis as it was happening, enabling both the causes and effects of the crisis to be analyzed by researchers, practitioners and key academics.The editors present here a selection of papers from the conference which focus on Asia's impact in the 21st century: ranging from the history of developments in Asia over the last 30 years and the changes in growth, to the processes of globalisation and its effects. The contributors are specialists in the Asian region, enabling them to analyze recent case evidence from an 'insider' perspective.

Contents:

1 The Century of the Pacific Rim / Gerald Kaufman 21

2 A Story of Monetary Mismanagement / Patrick Minford 26

3 Investing in Asia's Dynamic / Willem Noe 36

4 Globalization and FDI in Asian Developing Countries / John H. Dunning 42

5 The European Union and East Asia: Geoeconomics, Economic Diplomacy and Crisis Management / Christopher M. Dent 66

6 Corporate Governance: Global Issues and Japanese Perspectives / Janet Morrison 85

Part 2 Diversity

7 Theories of Japanese Multinational Investment: Critical Comments from the UK Perspective / Alexander Roy 107

8 Learning from Learning at Toyota / Jos Benders 132

9 The Japanese Style of Management of Japanese Affilates in Germany and the UK / Koji Okubayashi 146

10 Global Companies and Local Markets: The Internationalization of Product Design and Development Activities / Andrew D. James, Jeremy Howells 175

Part 3 East Into West

11 Adoption of East Asian Management Practices: Experiences of Some Best-Practice Organizations in the UK / Vas Prabhu, Marilyn Riley 201

12 The Impact of British Direct Investment in China since the 'Open Door Policy' / Kevin A. Lawler, Marcus C.H. Ling 223

13 German Exports: Past Development and Future Prospects

Distribution Policy of Mittelstand Firms in the ASEAN Countries / Hans Schmengler, Jurgen Krause 241

14 Experiences of JV Companies in China: Management and Operational Issues / Bob Ritchie, Lee Zhuang, Tim Whitworth 255

Part 4 China

15 Strategic Development in China's Changing State and Non-State Enterprises / David H. Brown, Hantang Qi 273

16 China Reconstructs: The Transformation of Management in Two Telecommunications-Technology Producers / Xiaobai Shen 291

17 Clusters, Industrial Districts and the Competitiveness of Chinese Industries / Hua Li, Frank McDonald, Giovanna Vertova 323

Part 5 South East Asia

18 Indigenous Supply-Chain Development: Case Study Evidence from Singapore's Electronics Cluster / Ross Brown 347

19 International Production Networks and Human Resources: The Case of the Malaysian Electronics Industry / Barry Wilkinson, Jos Gamble, John Humphrey, Jonathan Morris 366

20 Planning and Partners: The Growth of the Aerospace Industry in South East Asia / David Smith 386

21 The Asian Crisis: The End of an Economic Miracle / Hua Li, Frank McDonald 403.

Notes:

Papers presented at the Second Conference on Global Change held at Manchester Metropolitan University in 1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0333920066

OCLC:

44681766