00890nam a2200109Ia 4500080001900000100002100019245006100040260004900101300001600150520059500166583001900761  a01.02.01 G8915  aGrunwald, Joseph  aGlobal factory : foreign assembly in international trade  bBrookings InstitutionaWashington DCUSc1985  axvi, 259 p.  aExamines 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.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR