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080 _a01.02.01 G8915
100 _aGrunwald, Joseph
245 _aGlobal factory : foreign assembly in international trade
260 _bBrookings Institution
_aWashington DCUS
_c1985
300 _axvi, 259 p.
520 _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.
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