Region and strategy in Britain and Japan : business in Lancashire and Kansai, 1890-1990 = Ei Nichi Ryokoku ni okeru Chiiki to Keiei Senryaku : Rankasha to Kansai no Bijinesu, 1890-1990 / edited by Douglas A. Farnie ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Farnie, D. A.

Series:

Routledge international studies in business history ; 7.

Routledge international studies in business history ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industries--England--Lancashire--History.

Industries.

Industries--Japan--Kansai Region--History.

Lancashire (England)--Economic policy.

Lancashire (England).

Kansai Region (Japan)--Economic policy.

Kansai Region (Japan).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Ei Nichi Ryokoku ni okeru Chiiki to Keiei Senryaku : Rankasha to Kansai no Bijinesu, 1890-1990

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Highlighting the importance of regional and national differences in industrial development, this book is a pioneering long term comparison of the two regions of Lancashire and Kansai.

Contents:

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Tables; Contributors; Preface; 1 Region and history; 2 Region and nation; 3 Comparisons between the development of big business in the north-west of England and in Osaka, 1900-1990s; 4 Japan, Lancashire and the Asian market for cotton manufactures, 1890-1990; 5 Labour management in the textile industry; 6 Electronics manufacturers in Osaka and Manchester; 7 A comparison of Cammell Laird and Hitachi Zosen as shipbuilders; 8 Management education in Japan and the United Kingdom

9 Industrial research in Osaka and North-west UK from the 1920's to the 1960's 10 Region and strategy; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-63045-X

1-280-14654-0

0-203-97832-3

9780203978320

OCLC:

275280124