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Global factory : foreign assembly in international trade

By:

Grunwald, Joseph

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Brookings Institution Washington DCUS 1985Description: xvi, 259 pAction note:

3/7/00 M2LMGR

Summary: Examines industrial collaboration between developed and developing countries focusing on the transfer of assembly operations abroad. Discusses internationalization of semiconductor industry by the USA, Western Europe, and Japan, and shows strengths and weaknesses of the various policy alternatives available in this industry. Presents case studies of assembly industries in Mexico, Haiti, and Colombia. Reviews the political, social, and economic effects of reorganization of industry abroad and summarizes policy implications for the USA and developing countries that are its partners.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Monograph	CARICOM Documentation Centre	01.02.01 G8915 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	0000000008992

Examines industrial collaboration between developed and developing countries focusing on the transfer of assembly operations abroad. Discusses internationalization of semiconductor industry by the USA, Western Europe, and Japan, and shows strengths and weaknesses of the various policy alternatives available in this industry. Presents case studies of assembly industries in Mexico, Haiti, and Colombia. Reviews the political, social, and economic effects of reorganization of industry abroad and summarizes policy implications for the USA and developing countries that are its partners.

3/7/00 M2LMGR

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