Over the past several decades, the world economy has undergone a fundamental shift
toward an integrated and coordinated global division of labour in production and trade. In …

International fragmentation of production (involving the splitting of the production process
into discrete activities which are then allocated across countries) has been an increasingly …

A remarkable transformation has occurred in the division of labor in East Asia in the
relatively brief period since the negotiation of the Plaza Agreement. 1 Manufacturing has …

This paper examines the implications of international fragmentation of production for trade
patterns in the Pacific Rim, with special emphasis on regional and global integration of …

Current trends in the international political economy are simultaneously restructuring global
and regional divisions of labour and affecting the power and well-being of states …

In today's manufacturing system, production is dispersed across the globe. Particularly
noteworthy is the rapid expansion of industrial exports from Third World countries, especially …

Under global competition and oligopolisitic production, volume manufacturing production
has prevailed, and has required much of engineers and workers, as well as huge capital …

Contemporary industrialization is the result of an integrated system of global trade and
production. Open international trade has encouraged nations to specialize in different …

East Asia's export industries have become increasingly diversified, internationalized, and
regionally integrated. The world textile and apparel industry has undergone several …

The formation of international production/distribution networks in East Asia, with extensive
promotion of foreign direct investment (FDI), is an important phenomenon. The major …