Overview

Since the early 1990s, Northeast Asia's steel industry has undergone a remarkable restructuring process. Notably, the region's steel industry lost over 1 million jobs in the 1990s. The policy environment has changed with governments relying more on market mechanisms. Mergers and strategic alliances among the region's largest steel makers have proliferated and the impact of renewed US protectionism has had minimal effect.

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Author:   H. Lee ,  E. Ramstetter ,  O. Movshuk
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2005 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.417kg
ISBN:  

9781403941503

ISBN 10:   1403941505
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   11 February 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contributors Foreword PART 1: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Issues Raised by Restructuring of the Steel Industry in Northeast Asia; H.Lee, E.D.Ramstetter & O.Movshuk PART 2: THE STEEL INDUSTRY IN JAPAN, CHINA, KOREA AND TAIWAN Why did Japan's Steel Industry Contract So Much in the 1990s?; O.Movshuk, E.D.Ramstetter & H.Lee China's Steel Industry: Recent Reform Initiatives and Their Impact on Enterprise Performance; O.Movshuk Korean Steel Industry after the Financial Crisis of 1997-98; T.Y.Lee Estimating the Efficiency of Taiwan's Steel-Making Firms; H-H.Tien PART 3: TRADE POLICY ISSUES, RESTRUCTURING AND STRATEGIC ALLIANCES International Trade in Steel Products: Evidence on 'Dumping' Versus Competitive Behaviour; W.E.James & C.Parsons The Impact of the U.S. Safeguard Measures on Northeast Asian Producers: General Equilibrium Assessments; H.Lee & D.van der Mensbrugghe Restructuring and Strategic Alliances among Northeast Asia's Large Steel Firms: A New Policy Agenda? E.D.Ramstetter & O.Movshuk Index

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Hiro Lee is Professor of Economics at the Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration at Kobe University, Japan. He has worked extensively in quantitive analysis of international trade and development, particularly on East Asian journals. Professor Lee's studies have been published in a variety of journals, including the Journal of Development Economies, the Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, and the World Economy. Eric D. Ramstetter is Head of the Industrial Management Section at the International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development, Japan. He is also Visiting Professor at the Graduate School of Economics at Kyushu University, Japan and has worked as a consultant for numerous international agencies and governments. Dr. Ramstetter's research has focused on analysis of multinational corporations in Asian economies and has been published in numerous journals and books. Oleksandr Movshuk is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Toyama University, Japan. His research has focused on investigation of the reform of state-owned enterprises in China and applied analysis of international trade flows in East Asia. Results of his research have been published in various academic journals, including Japan and the World Economy, Journal of Asian Economics, and Asian Economic Journal.

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