Technology and economic development: The dynamics of local, regional, and national
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Japanese automobile firms have constructed substantial complexes of manufacturing plants
in North America. The complexes include over two hundred and fifty components factories …

Some commentators maintain that location in an area with ample suppliers results in
agglomeration economies that enhance the performance of firms and, therefore, their …

In recent years car production in the United States has undergone changes on a scale
unknown since the pioneering era prior to World War One. New plants have been opened in …

Technologies have played an important role in the restructuring of the productive system in
the last quarter of the 20th century. The article looks at the macroeconomic context and at …

This paper explores social and spatial dimensions in the world car industry with a view to
better understanding the variations in the ways transnational production systems are …

This study is an attempt to elucidate the spatial structure of “Just-in-Time”(JIT)-based
logistics for the distribution of automotive parts in Japan. A diverse range of opinions on …

Verified since three decades ago, the profund changes suffered by industrial nations has
finally provoked a deep break with the precedent Fords development model. Although the …

Rural America is at a crossroads in its economic development. Like regions of other First
World nations, the traditional economic base of rural communities in the United States is …

abstract Capitalist commodities have a necessary but overlooked accompaniment:
aftermarkets. Aftermarkets are conventionally understood as secondary commercial …