British manufacturing investment overseas
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British manufacturing investment overseas
(Routledge library editions, . International business ; v. 35)
Routledge, 2013
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Reprint. Originally published : London : Methuen, 1985
Series ISBN for "International business": 9780415630092
Bibliography: p. 163-167
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This study analyses the causes of British manufacturing investment overseas, focusing primarily on the period from the mid 1960s to the mid 1980s. During these years there were significant changes in UK direct investment and this book represented the first major analysis of these changes based on detailed case studies of British international firms.
The early chapters assess the available statistical evidence and the theories of overseas investment that had hitherto been put forward. The authors emphasize the need for recognizing the dynamic and varied nature of firms and the relevance of their historical development in order to understand business decision-making.
Through a detailed consideration of the activities of a large sample of companies, the book explains why they manufacture abroad and assesses the overall consequences for the British economy of its overseas investment.
Table of Contents
List of Tables, figures. Preface. 1. Preliminary Remarks. 2. Overseas Investment: Statistical Background. 3. Overseas Investment: Analytical Background. 4. Historical Developments in Overseas Investment. 5. The Sample of Firms. 6. Why Do Some Firms Manufacture Overseas? Some Preliminary Evidence 7. Why Do Firms Manufacture Overseas? Evidence from the Case Studies. 8. Concluding Comments on Overseas Manufacturing Investment. References. Index.
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