Global Production Networking and Technological Change in East Asia

by Shahid Yusuf; M. Anjum Altaf; Kaoru Nabeshima

• ISBN13: 9780821356180
• ISBN10: 0821356186
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-12
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Summary

In the coming decades, East Asian economies must face the challenges of an increasingly globalized marketplace. This book explores the changing parameters of competition in East Asia, and argues that success ultimately will depend on the ability of the regions firms to harness the potential of global production networks and to build their own innovative capability. Presenting the latest findings on global production networks and the evolution of technological capabilities, it provides researchers, students, and policymakers with in-depth information and analysis on key issues related to growth and development in East Asia.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
1 Competitiveness Through Technological Advances Under Global Production Networking	1	(34)
Shahid Yusuf
2 The New Global Supply-Base: New Challenges for Local Suppliers in East Asia	35	(54)
Timothy J. Sturgeon and Richard K. Lester
3 Global Production Networks in East Asia's Electronics Industry and Upgrading Perspectives in Malaysia	89	(70)
Dieter Ernst
4 Production Networks in East Asia's Auto Parts Industry	159	(50)
Richard F. Done; Gregory W. Noble and John Ravenhill
5 The Global Strategies of Japanese Vehicle Assemblers and the Implications for the Thai Automobile Industry	209	(46)
Ken'ichi Takayasu and Minako Mori
6 Chinese Enterprise Development and the Challenge of Global Integration	255	(42)
Edward S. Steinfeld
7 Logistics in East Asia	297	(56)
Trevor D. Heaver
8 Technology and Innovation in Developing East Asia	353	(42)
Hal Hill
9 Technology Transfer in East Asia: A Survey	395	(40)
Kaoru Nabeshima
10 An Investigation of Firm-Level R&D Capabilities in East Asia	435	(42)
Gary H. Jefferson and Zhong Kaifeng
Annex: Comparison of Technology Parks	477	(4)
Index	481	(8)
About the Editors	489