00919nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000008000190001710000210003624500610005726000490011830000160016752005950018358300190077820260716043005.0  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