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Multinationals and World Trade (Routledge Revivals)
Vertical Integration and the Division of Labour in World Industries
Routledge Revivals Series
Author: Casson Mark
Language: EnglishSubjects for Multinationals and World Trade (Routledge Revivals):
Keywords
intermediate; product; general; purpose; vessel; industry; transfer; pricing; shipping; firms; Product Specific Scale Economies; Ta Te; West Germany; Al Ec; Intermediate Product Trade; Intrafirm Trade; Shipping Services; Synthetic Fibre Industry; Intra-firm Trade; Intra-firm Exports; Synthetic Fibre Production; Intrafirm Exports; General Purpose Vessel; Automatic Line; Fibre Intermediates; Synthetic Fibre; Br Es; Cuyamel Fruit; Tin Smelting; Standard Fruit; ITC; Tin Metal; Banana Companies; Tin Industry; Gravel Pumps
Publication date: 04-2011
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 06-2012
418 p. · 13.8x21.6 cm · Paperback
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First published in 1986, this work reports the results of the Leverhulme project on mulitnationals and intermediate product trade based at the University of Reading during the academic year 1982/3. Chapter 1 summarises the main results of this project.
Part I focusses upon the theoretical component of world trade, dealing with both the theories of division of labour and vertical integration. Part II presents a number of specially-commissioned case studies relating to the project, concerning the motor industry, the bearing industry, the synthetic fibre industry, the tin industry, the copper industry, the banana industry and the shipping industry.
1. Inbox and Summary Part 1. Theory 2. The International Division of Labour 3. Vertical Integration and Intra-firm Trade Part 2. Industry Studies 4. The Motor Industry 5. The Bearing Industry 6. The Synthetic fibre Industry: Innovation, Integration and Market Structure 7. The Tin Industry 8. The Copper Industry 9. The Banana Industry: Oligopoly and Barriers to Entry 10. The Shipping Industry