The Political Economy of Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in the UK and the US

Multinationals, Subnational Regions and the Investment Location Decision

  • Authors
  • Carl Aaron
Book

Part of the St Antony’s Series book series

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction
    Carl Aaron
    Pages 1-12
  3. Foreign Direct Investment, International Relations, and Subnational Regions
    Carl Aaron
    Pages 13-44
  4. Existing Explanations of the Location of Manufacturing FDI
    Carl Aaron
    Pages 45-65
  5. Nissan’s Investment in the Northeast of England
    Carl Aaron
    Pages 66-120
  6. Toyota’s Investment in Kentucky
    Carl Aaron
    Pages 121-152
  7. Sharp’s Investments in Tennessee and North Wales
    Carl Aaron
    Pages 153-192
  8. Conclusion
    Carl Aaron
    Pages 193-211
  9. Back Matter
    Pages 212-283
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About this book

Introduction

Inward investment by Japanese manufacturing multinationals has come to have a profound influence on the UK and US economies. Focusing on the 1970s and 1980s, this study looks at the political economy of the investment location decision using an original analytical framework and four detailed case studies. In addition to the larger issues of protectionism, globalization and inter-firm competition, it investigates whether and how subnational factors can influence the specific subnational locational decision - an issue of great interest to any subnational region attempting to adapt to structural shifts in the global economy.

Keywords

competition foreign direct investment Global economy globalization international relations Investment political economy

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