Economic globalization and China's industrial organization adjustment

Author: Shen Zhiyu
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: In the process of economic globalization, an international division of labor system characterized by industrial internationalization is quietly taking shape. Due to differences in their industrial development levels and resource endowments, countries play different roles and hold distinct positions within this system. Nations that control technology standards and core technologies occupy the upper echelon, countries producing core components are in the second tier, those engaged in parts production and assembly are in the third tier, and resource-providing countries are at the lower level of the system. This book is divided into ten chapters, each exploring the impact of economic globalization on industries and industrial organizations from different perspectives and levels, including fundamental understandings of economic globalization, its effects on industrial organization, the global production systems and organizational structures of multinational corporations, as well as global corporate mergers, acquisitions, and industrial reorganization.