'This book represents a major contribution to our thinking about
modern manufacturing industries - and is not just timely, it is
long overdue! The authors have done an outstanding job in bringing
to bear a range of multi-disciplinary perspectives on a domain
which all too often suffers from rather narrow disciplinary
analyses. Ranging from engineering to social science and drawing on
examples from the US, Europe and Asia, the book provides not only a
wealth of fact and illustration but a rich landscape to inform
those charged with industrial policy and manufacturing strategies.'
- From the foreword by Sir Mike Gregory, University of Cambridge,
UK The Handbook of Manufacturing Industries in the World Economy
provides a critical and multi-disciplinary state-of-the-art review
and analysis of current manufacturing processes, practices and
policies. Expanding our knowledge and understanding of production
and innovation, this volume demonstrates that manufacturing
continues to matter in the world economy. The contributors,
including scholars ranging from engineering to policy to economic
geography, cover manufacturing policy and the revival of the
industrial base in the US, UK and Canada, and engage national and
regional strategies for implementing advanced manufacturing
policies. Questions of economic resilience in the wake of the
recent recession are asked, and industry and firm case studies are
utilised in an international comparative context. Applying a wide
range of international cases from the US, EU, Australia and Asia,
this approach allows readers to view transformations in production
systems and processes across sectors, technologies and industries.
Students, scholars and policymakers in the fields of public policy,
economic geography, city and regional planning, and business and
management will find this collection invaluable in understanding
how firms and industries adapt, through dynamic and design-driven
strategies, to produce for established and emerging markets.
Contributors: M.A. Brown, J.R. Bryson, S. Christopherson, J. Clark,
M. Cowell, M. Doussard, D.M. Drake, C.G. Drury, A. Dugenske, M.
Feldman, P.L. Forrester, C. Gibson, P.V. Hall, Y. Hansen, C.
Harris, P. Jalette, R.V. Kalafsky, W.C. Kessler, G. Kim, D.F.
Kogler, L. Lanahan, F. Livesey, N.J. Lowe, L. McCormick, R.
Mulhall, S. Ock Park, P. Pavlinek, J. Provo, M. Ronayne, G.
Schrock, C.D.Treado, V. Vanchan, S. Walcott, B. Wang, M. Ward, A.
Warren, S. Weller, L. Winther, L. Wolf-Powers
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