01450nam a2200193Ia 4500 CTU_97313 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 337.5205 H361 Hatch, Walter Asia in Japan’s embrace : Building a regional production alliance Walter Hatch, Kozo Yamamura Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1996 This book is an incisive analysis of Japan's deepening economic presence in Asia. It challenges neoclassical economists, arguing that instead of simply building a 'yen bloc' or responding to market forces, Japanese business and government elites are working together to build an expanded - and potentially exclusive - production zone. The authors suggest that the transplantation of many standard Japanese business practices in Asia is based on the concept of keiretsu (enterprise group) which allows a complex web of production networks to develop. The book shows that such strategic control of technology is a unique model of globalisation. While informed by economic theory, Asia in Japan's Embrace is highly accessible, containing interviews and anecdotal evidence from factory floors and board rooms. It is comprehensive and controversial, outlining policy implications and the impact on global trade... M.Loan, Trúc Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ