Revisiting Globalization and the Rise of Global Production Networks

von S. Javed Maswood

228 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book takes issue with the likening of contemporary globalization to nineteenth century trade interdependence, in which the defining feature of contemporary globalization is the spread of global production networks, which were notably absent in the past. Maswood demonstrates that the emergence of global production networks (GPNs) was not a result of economic and trade liberalization, but instead due to neo-protectionist developments in the 1980s that acted as a catalyst to transform Japan’s nationally based production networks into the now ubiquitous GPNs. Through this case study of Japan, the author lays out a case for reconsidering the origins of globalization, and explores some of the consequences that are likely to flow from progressive evolutionary transition towards a global economy.

• Reihe: International Political Economy Series
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Politik und Staat Internationale Beziehungen
• ISBN: 9783319868288
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 04.08.2018
• Größe: 21 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: Springer International Publishing