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In this, his final book, Gavin Boyd has brought together a
distinguished group of experts on the nature and extent of
transatlantic policy coordination and its implication for corporate
strategy. This remarkably relevant set of papers offers a
discussion on the economic and financial linkage between Europe and
North America, as well as the trade and investment rules governing
this interaction.The complexities of the transatlantic relationship
are analyzed in chapters dealing with: financial integration,
transfer of knowledge and technology, transatlantic trade and
corporate partnership, transatlantic trade and investment links,
simultaneous intra-regional as well as transatlantic trade and the
implications for antitrust policy of the activities of
multinational enterprises, structural positioning and macroeconomic
policy coordination, international interdependence and the role of
entrepreneurship, and the reform of international financial
markets. Exploring growing transatlantic trade and investment
linkages within their institutional contexts, this timely book will
be invaluable to academics and researchers with an interest in
international business and international economics. Practicing
trade lawyers and policymakers will also find the book to be a
fascinating read.
Globalizing Europe examines the involvement of the European Union
in the deepening integration that results as trade and
transnational production link markets and economic systems across
the world. This process is posing a unique challenge to European
decision-makers to implement measures that will maximize the
benefits and reduce the costs of globalization. As Europe expands
and becomes more integrated it is being obliged to assume greater
control over the development of its external economic relations. To
effect this, the authors propose that member states play a more
active and constructive role in the global political economy. They
advocate the planning and implementation of major initiatives that
could ensure greater stability in the world economy. Because of the
magnitude of the economic bonds developing between the EU and the
USA, special attention is paid to the trends and issues associated
with the evolution of Atlantic relations. One of the greatest
challenges the authors highlight, and a theme implicit throughout
the book, is that the EU's external problems may receive inadequate
attention due to the complexities of its decision processes.
EU-level decision-making may become more introspective, rather than
global, in outlook. Combining firm, industry, regional and country
levels of analysis with the diverse and provocative views of the
authors, this book will be essential reading for scholars of
international economics, international political economy, and
international business and finance.
Trade and investment liberalization in the Pacific has highlighted
the importance of structural competitiveness for both corporate
executives and national policymakers. In Structural Competitiveness
in the Pacific, a distinguished group of authors contributes to our
understanding of patterns of structural competitiveness affecting
trade and production links between East Asia and North America.
Interaction between national policies and corporate strategies has
given East Asian states clear advantages over North American
competitors. The place of the Pacific in the world economy,
infrastructures and financial structures in the region, American
and Japanese structural competitiveness, sourcing by Japanese and
American multinationals in the Pacific, as well as structural
interdependencies and the potential for collective management
across the region are all addressed in this volume. Unlike previous
comparative work addressing the decline in American
competitiveness, Structural Competitiveness in the Pacific takes
into account the significance of transnational production by
international firms and places US problems in a regional
comparative context which includes Japan and the industrializing
East Asian states.
This major book provides a new understanding of systems of
corporate governance, notably in the USA, Japan and the EU. It
discusses how governance influences corporate cultures and
strategies, particularly in response to the effects of deepening
integration in the world economy. These effects present challenges
for governments, obliging them to focus increasingly on problems of
the management of structural and foreign trade policies. Challenges
in international financial markets also have to be confronted by
policymakers as industries are funded more and more through
cross-border investments, which reflect the responses of systems of
corporate governance to globalization. The book links studies of
corporate governance with surveys of efficiencies and failures in
international financial markets, as well as examining aspects of
corporate governance systems that have special significance for the
management of economic policies as globalization continues. The
contributors advocate increased international cooperation to
promote more structural complementarities in the world economy.
The Pacific is a high growth region, comprising East Asian market
economy states, North America, China, Australia and New Zealand.
This book examines the area's rapidly expanding pattern of
corporate competition and cooperation, which is assisting
recoveries from the effects of the East Asian financial crises. The
authors argue that the uneven but dynamic integration in the
Pacific region which was disrupted by the financial crises is
continuing in ways that promise resumptions of higher
interdependent growth when fundamental adjustments have been
completed. They emphasize that the regional recovery could be
assisted by innovative new efforts to promote wider ranging
cooperation in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC),
which is committed to regional trade and investment liberalization
over the next decade.
This important book - written by leading scholars in international
business - critically reviews the activities of European and
Pacific international firms. Transformations of markets and
national economic systems associated with the activities of these
corporations are posing many issues of adjustment and development,
and are affecting decisions on long term investments in industrial
capacity.The book provides a useful framework and source of
reference for policy makers in government, international agencies
and the private sector to address the challenges and opportunities
that arise from corporate, regional and financial integration of
the world economy.
In GATT negotiations over the past several years the United States,
a founding member of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum,
has been pushing hard for a global liberalization of trade in
services. This development would have special significance for the
Pacific because of the intensifying competition between the United
States and Japan for
The principal message of this book is that international financial
enterprises must be reoriented towards funding productive
activities rather than potentially destabilizing speculation. The
effects of financial sector operations are addressed with serious
warnings that the dangers of speculative destabilization are
increasing as regulatory and market discipline gradually
weakens.The Structural Foundations of International Finance
examines the ways in which national economies, especially those of
industrialized countries, are affected by the operations of
international financial markets. Although these markets provide
productive funding, there is also much speculative trading in
stocks and currencies which can cause booms, slumps and hinder
recovery. The authors advocate entrepreneurial coordination by
productive enterprises for balanced and stable growth, with reduced
risks of financial crises and recessions. This topical and highly
engaging book will be invaluable for academics and students of
business, economics, political economy, international relations and
law.
"This book is the result of a team effort that has brought together
researchers from Europe, Japan and North America. Their backgrounds
and experience reflect the interdisciplinary scope of the book,
which covers economic, political and business aspects of service
enterprises and cooperation in the Pacific-Asia region. The idea
for this project originated with Gavin Boyd, who approached l'Ecole
des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) in 1990 in order to explore
possible avenues of cooperation. HEC's Center for International
Business Studies (CETAI), which has a long-standing interest in
Asia, agreed to support the project, and the newly created Orner
DeSerres Chair of Commerce, also at HEC, accepted to coordinate the
project and to provide technical support. Gavin Boyd, Associate
Member of CET AI, and Gunnar K. Sletmo, Orner DeSerres Professor of
Commerce and Member of CETAI, agreed to serve as coeditors for the
book."
Globalization is a largely ungoverned process of deepening
integration, in which American firms are the most active agents of
structural change. There are general benefits, in terms of growth
and employment, but there are also costs which can generate
pressures for protection of the US home market. The book discusses
that prospect while reviewing the expansion of interdependencies
between the USA and the rest of the world.The authors address
questions in current business and policy literature regarding the
structural linkages evolving in the globalization process. The
authors conclude that the US administration and American firms have
to be more responsive to the interests of the international
community that are being vitally affected by the integrating
effects of transnational production and world trade. Globalizing
America will be important reading for international business and
international political economy scholars, and for planners in
multinational firms.
This book examines the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), an
ambitious venture in regional market integration which builds on
the principles of the North American Free Trade Agreement. It
assesses the long-term corporate and public policy measures to cope
with the increased monetary, fiscal and structural interdependence
that will be required if the benefits of the FTAA are to be
realized.The contributors suggest that with enlightened US
leadership and the cooperation of Brazil, Mexico and Argentina, the
FTAA could eventually match the EU in the world economy and as a
multilateral leader. Initiatives to promote a culture of relational
cooperation in a system of liberalized global commerce are
stressed. In Latin America, there is an urgent need for such
cooperation in order to enhance the region's lackluster growth rate
and reduce the occurrences and severity of financial crises. The
United States, Canada and Mexico will also benefit from the
development of dynamic structural links with their regional
neighbours. The authors highlight the importance for US policy
initiatives to be complemented by constructive and harmonious
corporate collaborations. This spirit of alliance capitalism will
help ensure the FTAA promotes social justice as well as economic
efficiency. This fully integrated volume, written by leading
specialists in the field, will become an indispensable source for
analysis of the prospects and role of the FTAA in the global
economy. It will be warmly welcomed by informed readers such as
international business experts, bankers, corporate executives,
economists dealing with fiscal and monetary integration, and those
interested in Latin American business.
Alliance Capitalism for the New American Economy advocates
engagement with the USA's macromanagement problems in a spirit of
alliance capitalism, for the development of a more integrated,
dynamic economy. Whereas most studies of the USA emphasise the
efficiency effects of intense competition between firms, this book
stresses that as the new economy becomes more knowledge based, its
development necessitates active intercorporate cooperation,
especially in high technology sectors.The book focuses on problems
of balance between competition and cooperation in the relations
between American firms, as well as in political competition and
cooperation for the management of US economic policy. Public
concern over the dynamics of the US political economy has increased
since the dramatic disclosures during 2002 of high-risk speculation
and fraud by major American enterprises. The authors argue that
these problems reflect fierce competition, insufficiently
restrained by monitoring and regulation. Imperatives for the
development of a more cooperative, collegial style of capitalism
are stressed. The authors also highlight the importance of
technocratic contributions to the development of corporate
alliances and address the increasing significance of working skill
levels. This volume will provide valuable reading and reference
material for all students, academics and researchers of business
and competition policy. Corporate managers and government agencies
involved in technology, trade, financial regulation and
infrastructure development will also gain practical insights into
the benefits of a more cooperative model of capitalism.
As national economies become more closely linked, the value of more
active corporate and policy level cooperation is becoming
increasingly recognised. This book promotes the concept of alliance
capitalism - a spirit of collegial entrepreneurship - as a means to
facilitate more harmonious development in the international
economy. The authors examine balances between the competitive and
cooperative activities of firms and governments in major
industrialized countries from perspectives of efficiency and social
justice. They advocate cooperation to overcome internationalized
market failures and policy failures, and to reduce imbalances in
the spread of gains from global commerce. This advocacy is based
especially on comparisons between corporate and policy level
activities in the USA and the EU, and between the USA and the EU.
The potential advantages of strengthening cooperation are stressed
with emphasis on imperatives being set by continuing technological
advances. Alliance Capitalism and Corporate Management will be
required reading for all scholars and students of international
management and international political economy, business leaders
and corporate managers, and decision makers in the fields of
industrial and competition policy.
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.
Despite the disruption of the multilateral trade talks at Seattle
in December 1999, the work of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
continues. The trade and investment issues that have been
outstanding since the Seattle events are explored in this far
reaching book. The distinguished contributors combine several
analytical approaches for a comprehensive assessment of the trends,
problems and opportunities demanding attention in international
trade negotiations.The authors discuss the principle items on the
agenda for a renewed round of WTO talks, and also examine issues
concerning the treatment of foreign direct investment, urging trade
policymakers to adopt measures that will enhance flows of such
investment, as these contribute to trade expansion. US, European
and Japanese interests and perspectives are considered. The authors
believe that cooperative management of international trade and
investment issues could introduce greater harmony in the world
trading system and overcome fears about the disruptive consequences
of increased market openness. The self appointed roles of Non
Government Organizations (NGOs) are examined, with emphasis on the
primary responsibilities of governments as representatives of their
nations. By bringing together the extensive results of research by
economists, international management experts and political
scientists, this book will be of immense worth to trade
policymakers, policy research institutes, consulting firms, and
academic communities. Of particular value will be the volume's
discussions of international competition policy problems.
This book examines corporate strategies which are driving the
processes of globalization. These strategies are evolving under the
influence of national policies and of various patterns of
cooperation between governments. The authors study the effects of
different policy environments on the management of corporate
operations. The interdependencies between countries are analysed as
determinants of policies, with efforts to assess ways in which the
activities of firms affect those interdependencies. Attention is
given to the structural consequences of corporate strategies for
decision makers shaping fiscal, monetary, financial, trade,
industrial, foreign direct investment and competition policies. The
authors aim to identify requirements and opportunities for
cooperation between firms and governments, across borders and
sectors. Concerted entrepreneurship and collaborative policy making
are advocated.
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