Manufacturing possibilities : creative action and industrial recomposition in the United States, Germany, and Japan /

'Manufacturing Possibilities' examines adjustment dynamics in the steel, automobile and machinery industries in Germany, the U.S., and Japan since World War II. Using detailed historical and interview based contemporary analysis, the book looks at how national industrial actors in each sec...

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Main Author:	Herrigel, Gary
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2010.
Subjects:	Manufacturing industries > Germany. Manufacturing industries > United States. Manufacturing industries > Japan. Structural adjustment (Economic policy) > Germany. Structural adjustment (Economic policy) > United States. Structural adjustment (Economic policy) > Japan. Germany > Foreign economic relations. United States > Foreign economic relations. Japan > Foreign economic relations. Industrie manufacturière > Allemagne. Industrie manufacturière > Japon. Ajustement structurel (Économie) > Allemagne. Ajustement structurel (Économie) > États-Unis. Ajustement structurel (Économie) > Japon. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Manufacturing. International economic relations Manufacturing industries Structural adjustment (Economic policy) Germany Japan United States Electronic books.
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Summary:	'Manufacturing Possibilities' examines adjustment dynamics in the steel, automobile and machinery industries in Germany, the U.S., and Japan since World War II. Using detailed historical and interview based contemporary analysis, the book looks at how national industrial actors in each sector try to compete in global markets.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (ix, 279 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-272) and index.
ISBN:	9780191591389 0191591386 9780191720871 0191720879