International production sharing : a case for a coherent policy framework
- GenevaCH WTO 2005
- [11], 61 p.
Seeks to clarify what vertical specialization/fragmented production/production sharing is, how widespread it is, how it is organized, its driving forces, and what the policy implications are. Presents six country case studies (U.S.A., Japan, Germany, Mexico, China and South Africa} where the importance and nature of production sharing or vertical specialization in the automobile and electronics sectors are studied for each country.