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An accessible overview of political, economic, and strategic dimensions of global supply chains in a changing global political economy.
List of contents
List of figures; List of tables; Preface and acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: geopolitical shocks and global supply chains Etel Solingen; Part I. Global Supply Chains, Geopolitics, and Trade Wars: 2. Global value chains and the US-China trade war Yuqing Xing; 3. The US-China trade war: implications for Japan's global value chains Hongyong Zhang; 4. Constructing a Chinese ai global supply chain in the shadow of 'great power competition' Victor Shih; 5. Competition and collaboration among East Asian firms in the smartphone supply chains Momoko Kawakami; 6. Hidden economic costs of geopolitical disputes for supply chains in East Asia Kristen Aanstoos; 7. Global supply chains and great power competition in Africa prince Paa-Kwesi Heto; Part II. Domestic Political, Economic, and Social Dimensions of Global Supply Chains: 8. Are global supply chains vital to China's leaders? Nazim Uras Demir and Etel Solingen; 9. Firms fight back: production networks and corporate opposition to the China trade war Jieun Lee and Iain Osgood; 10. Understanding and contesting global supply chains in an era of inequality Erin Lockwood; 11. Why escalate? Cognitive theory and global supply chains in Northeast Asia Phoebe W. Moon; 12. The role of Chinese workers in supply chain campaigns Marissa Brookes; Part III. Postscript on Covid-19: 13. On covid-19, GSCs, and geopolitics Etel Solingen; List of references; Index.
Summary
Global supply chains connect the world in unprecedented and complex ways. The US-China trade and technology war, economic nationalism, and Covid-19 have catapulted supply chains to centre stage. This accessible volume clarifies their political, economic, and strategic implications for international relations and the future of globalization.
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'This outstanding collection of essays explores the complex relationships between global supply chains, domestic politics, and international politics in East Asia. Written at a time of intensifying competition in US-China relations and in the midst of a global pandemic, Geopolitics, Supply Chains, and International Relations of East Asia is both timely and innovative.' Scott Kastner, University of Maryland
