Fragmentation New Production Patterns in the World Economy [Hardcover]

As the world economy becomes more integrated, products become more globalized. Airplanes, automobiles, computers, watches, and garments are among products whose constituent parts are made all over the world. This volume presents arguments and evidence showing that this process is benign: it raises competitiveness, creates jobs, and enhances economic welfare.

1. Introduction,Swen W. Arndt and Henryk Kierzkowski
2. A Framework for Fragmentation,Ronald W. Jones and Henryk Kierzkowski
3. Fragmentation Across Cones,Alan V. Deardorff
4. A Communication Based Model of Global Production Fragmentation,Richard G. Harris
5. Offshore Sourcing and Intra-Product Specialization in Preference Areas,Swen W. Arndt
6. Some Causes and Consequences of Fragmentation,Victoria Curzon Price
7. Just How Big is Global Production Sharing?,Alexander J. Yeats
8. Globalization and Fragmentation: Evidence for the Electronics Industry in Ireland,Frances Ruane and Holger G?rg
9. Foreign Direct Investment and International Fragmentation in Production,Leonard K. Cheng, Larry D. Qiu, and Guofu Tan
10. Will Italy Survive Globalization?,Alberto Petrucci and Beniamino Quintieri
11. International Subcontracting in the Textile and Clothing Industry,Giovanni Graziani
12. Joining the Global Economy: Experience and Prospects of the Transition Economies,Henryk Kierzkowski

The papers in this collection explore the theoretical implications and empirical manifestations of cross-borde dispersion of component production. --Book notes

Sven W. Arndt is C.M. Stone Professor of Money, Credit and Trade and Director, The Lowe Institute of Political Economy, Claremont McKenna College; President, The Commons Institute for International Studies. He is also Managing Editor, North American Journal of Economics and Finance .

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