Restructuring the Global Automobile Industry: Global, National and Regional Impacts. Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.Restructuring the Global Automobile Industry: Global, National and Regional Impacts

The motor industry has undergone a period of rapid and far-reaching change. The restructuring of the world economy and technological change have led to new patterns of automobile production, distribution and consumption. "Restructuring the Global Automobile Industry" examines the implications of these changes at world, national and local levels. The motor industry has often been representative of wider patterns of industrial change - hence the widespread adoption of the term "Fordism". This is borne out by recent trends. Japanese firms have become major players and this has been reflected in their level of foreign direct investment. But "Japanization" has also had an impact on companies of European or North American origin as the adoption of flexible working practices and "just-in-time" techniques have become commonplace. "Restructuring the Global Automobile Industry" brings together the work of North American, European and Japanese geographers, economists and sociologists, and includes perspectives from the components industry, the shop floor experience and local economic policy making. This book should be of interest to lecturers and students of geography, industrial studies and business/management studies.