Industrial Dynamics in China and India Firms, Clusters, and Different Growth Paths

by Ohara, Moriki; Vijayabaskar, Manimegalai; Lin, Hong

• ISBN13: 9780230298781
• ISBN10: 0230298788
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-10-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book is one of the first fully-fledged studies to examine the next world-class industrial leaders emerging from China and India; exploring the domestic and international factors that have led to their rise, and comparing their experiences with other East Asian late-comers such as Japan.

Author Biography

Moriki Ohara is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Ryukoku University, Japan. He had served as Senior Research Fellow at Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO). M. Vijayabaskar is Assistant Professor at the Madras Institute of Development Studies, India. He has been a Visiting Fellow at the School of Oriental and African Studies. University of London and Research Fellow at the International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore, India. Hong Lin is Director and Senior Research Fellow at the Shandong Institute for East Asia Studies, China. He has been Vice Director and Professor at the Centre for Japanese Studies, Shandong University.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Different Competition, Different Industrial Dynamics; M.Ohara
PART I: FIRMS AND COMPETITIONS
Competition and Management in the Manufacturing Sector in China and India: An Overview; M.Ohara& H.Lin
China and India's Electrical and Electronics Industries: A Comparison between Market Structures; K.Kimura 
PART II: CAPABILITY FORMATION: SKILLS, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
Technology Acquisition by Indigenous Firms: The Case of the Chinese and Indian Automobile Industries; T.Marukawa
Capability-building via Inter-firm Relationship and In-house Employment in China and India: A Comparative Study of the Motorcycle Industry; M.Ohara
Skill Formation through Education and Training: A Comparison of China and India; Y.Asuyama
The Institutional Milieu of Skill Formation: A Comparative Study of Two Textile Regions in India and China; M.Vijayabaskar & J. Jeyaranjan
PART III: THE ROLE OF STATE AND GLOBAL PRODUCTION NETWORKS
Two Tales of Agro-Industrial Transformation: State Capacity in China's and India's Textile Industries; M.Dallas
Local Finance and Governments in the Economic Development of China and India: Distribution and Economic Efficiency; K.Kajitani
The Electric Vehicle Industry in China and India: The Role of Governments for Industry Development; M.Lockström, T.Callarman & L.Lei
The Role of Local Government in Software and ITES Off-shoring in Dalian, China; H.Hinata
The Role of Standards in Technology Driven Commodity Chains: The Information and Communication Technology Services Industry in Dalian, China, and Bangalore, India; B.Parthasarathy& B.Palavalli