Beschreibung:
1. Introduction -- 2. International fragmentation of production : a survey of theory and the measurement issue -- 3. Production fragmentation and trade patterns in Japanese manufacturing -- 4. Determinants of fragmentation trade -- 5. Structural transformation and labour market adjustment in Japanese manufacturing -- 6. The impact of production fragmentation on skill upgrading -- 7. Overseas operations and home employment of Japanese multinational enterprises -- 8. Conclusion.
Using state-of-the-art econometric tools, this book examines the implications of international fragmentation of production for the performance of the Japanese manufacturing industry