Japan and the European Periphery

ISBN-13: 9781349251988 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 265 str.

James Darby

Opis

The book describes Japanese economic links with peripheral regions in Europe. Focusing particularly on manufacturing investment, the impact of Japanese firms is assessed against a background of increasing European economic integration. The uneven distribution of Japan's economic presence in Europe is emphasised, as is the importance of core economic regions for future investment activity. The growing importance of core regions is then linked to emerging patterns in the growth of science-based industries, as well as efforts by national and regional agencies to attract inward investment.

Spis treści

List of Tables and Figures - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors -Introduction: Japan and the European Periphery; J.Darby - Japanese FDI in the Peripheral Regions of Europe: An Overview; Y.Kimura - Patterns of Japanese Manufacturing Employment in the European Regions; J.M.Thiran & H.Yamawaki - The Rising Sun? The Japanese Contribution to the Local Economy in Wales; M.Munday, J.Morris & B.Wilkinson - Learning From Japan: The Yeast for Britain's Manufacturing Regeneration?; C.Haslam & K.Williams, with A.Adcroft, S.Johal & J.Williams - The Origins and Growth of Japanese Manufacturing in Ireland; J.Darby & M.Munday - The Spatial Impact of Japanese Direct Investment in France; B.Andreosso - Japanese Manufacturing Investment in Italy; C.Molteni - Italy and Japanese Investment: The Influence of the European Monetary System; P.Ramazzotti - The Evolution of Japanese Investment in Spain: An Economic Evaluation; P.Pelaez, J.de Quinto, S.Ruesga & K.Tokado - Nissan Motor Iberica in Spain and Japanese Production Systems; M.Pallares-Barbera - Japan and Sweden: Two Countries Far Apart; B.Edstrom - Japanese-Nordic Trade and Japanese Manufacturing in the Nordic Countries; C.Alvstam & I.Ivarsson - The Role of Japan in Central Europe in an Emerging Multipolar World; J.Berenyi - Magyar Suzuki and the Emergence of Japanese Direct Investment in Central Europe; G.Bakos - Bibliography - Index