Comparing transnational production systems: the automobile industry in the USA and Japan

Emphasises dimensions connected to social and spatial divisions of labour; tiered specialisation; social and spatial control; stratification and uneven development. These form alternative corporate production strategies and trajectories of urban and regional development, which are consequences of so...

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Published in:International journal of urban and regional research 1989-09, Vol.13 (3), p.462-480
Main Author: Hill, Richard Child
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automobile Industry
Automobiles
Comparative Study
Economic sociology
Industry
Industry (automobile)
International Conflict
Japan
Production
Production. Distribution. Advertising
Sociology
Sociology of economy and development
United States
United States of America
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Summary:Emphasises dimensions connected to social and spatial divisions of labour; tiered specialisation; social and spatial control; stratification and uneven development. These form alternative corporate production strategies and trajectories of urban and regional development, which are consequences of social conflicts and shifting political alignments among companies, workers and governments in response to changing circumstances. (Abstract amended)
ISSN:0309-1317
1468-2427
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2427.1989.tb00130.x