Author: James P. Womack
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 0892563508
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Draws conclusions for the future of the industry in the USA.
Author: Hyeong-Ki Kwon
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2004-10-01
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 1789205816
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Contrary to the explanations offered by the theory of non-reflexive, path-dependent institutionalism, the U.S. and the German automotive industries undertook strikingly similar patterns of industry modification under tough international competition during the 1990s, departing from their traditional national patterns. By investigating the processes of the U.S. and German adjustments, the author critically reconsiders the prevalent paradigms of political economy and comes to the conclusion that the evidence does not confirm the neoliberal paradigm. In order to better account for the recomposition of new market relations, which the author terms "converging but non-liberal" and "diverging but not predetermined" markets, he proposes an alternative model of "politics among reflexive agents," emphasizing different kinds of problem-solving practices among those reflexive agents. He argues that different forms and regimes of market are established in the process of recomposition, in which agents reflect upon not only market rationality but also upon their own institutions, creating new norms.
Author: Akira Gotō
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9780198289852
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Technology is a key factor in global industrial competition, and Japan's national system of technological innovation has been vital to the economic success of the country since World War II. This book examines the historical development of the system, incl