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Zusatztext 'Strange's methodology proves highly effective for! in supporting his main argument with detailed case study material! he is also reinforcing a sub-theme of the book that there is no such thing as a "typical" Japanese firm but considerable differences in both the motivation and effect of such investment across industries.' - - Marie Conte-Helm! The Higher Education Supplement Informationen zum Autor Roger Strange Klappentext "Japanese Manufacturing Investment in Europe" is a stimulating examination of the causes and consequences of the growing internationalization of Japanese business and Japan's increasing involvement in EC countries. In the mid-1980s, a veritable surge of foreign direct investment (FDI) among the five great powers took place. Japanese manufacturing investment in Europe occupied the forefront of this unprecedented growth and involved an even wider range of industries than before. This volume provides twenty-seven detailed case studies of Japanese companies in order to demonstrate the diversity of adopted strategies. Roger Strange reviews the current literature on FDI and trade policy and asserts the need for a theoretical framework in assessing the political economy of foreign direct investment. Zusammenfassung A stimulating discussion of the causes and consequences of the growth of Japanese manufacturing investment in Europe, looking at 14 industrial sectors and using 27 case studies Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Introduction 2 The Theoretical Framework 3 The Japanese Economy 4 Japan and the European Community 5 Inward Direct Investment in the United Kingdom 6 Industry Case-Studies 7 Company Case-Studies 8 Observations from the Case-Studies 9 Overseas Investment and Structural Adjustment in the Japanese Economy 10 The Effect on the UK Economy of Overseas Investment by Japanese Manufacturing Companies 11 Final Comments
