The Struggle for World Markets
Competition and Cooperation Between NAFTA and the European Union
Published on 28. January 1998
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-1-85898-549-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Struggle for World Markets examines the pattern of deepening integration and imbalances across the Atlantic as the European Union and North America are increasingly linked through high volume trade and expanding transnational production.
Distinguished authors examine in detail structural policy issues, foreign direct investment flows, free trade options and the evolution of collaborative arangements between firms, especially in high technology sectors. The volume explores the possibility of promoting greater links between the European Union and North America. It offers assessments of potentials for the formation of new alliances that would strengthen Atlantic economic ties.The Struggle for World Markets will be invaluable to policymakers and scholars with an interest in international business, international political economy, commerce and political science.
Distinguished authors examine in detail structural policy issues, foreign direct investment flows, free trade options and the evolution of collaborative arangements between firms, especially in high technology sectors. The volume explores the possibility of promoting greater links between the European Union and North America. It offers assessments of potentials for the formation of new alliances that would strengthen Atlantic economic ties.The Struggle for World Markets will be invaluable to policymakers and scholars with an interest in international business, international political economy, commerce and political science.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85898-549-7 (9781858985497)
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Edited by the late Gavin Boyd, formerly Honorary Professor, Political Science Department, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, US and Adjunct Professor, Management Faculty, Saint Mary's University, Canada
Content
Contents: 1. Re-energizing the Transatlantic Connection (J.H. Dunning) 2. Atlantic Interdependencies and Free Trade (S. Blank and A. Taillandier) 3. Structural Interdependence between the European Union and the United States: Technological Positions (P. Buigues and A. Jacquemin) 4. North American Sectoral Profiles and Corporate Strategy in the Automobile Industry (A. Rugman and G. Boyd) 5. Atlantic Systems of Corporate Finance and Governance (S. Prowse) 6. Atlantic High-technology Complementarities (J. Niosi and B. Godin) 8. Atlantic Foreign Direct Investment Flows (P.J. Buckley and J. Clegg) 9. Atlantic Strategic Technology Alliances (J. Hagedoorn) 10. Systemic Approaches to Managing Interdependencies (G. Boyd) 11. Planning Atlantic Direct Investment Conferences (G. Boyd) Index