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OverviewSpecialist manufacturers have existed in Japan from even before the start of industrialization in the late nineteenth century. Proliferating since but remaining steadfastly lean, many of them can be categorized as leading medium-sized enterprises. This book looks at how they are globalizing and assuming a role as East Asian specialists. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ferguson EvansPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.450kg ISBN: 9780230218420ISBN 10: 0230218423 Pages: 241 Publication Date: 30 September 2008 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction The Dawning of a Concept The Universal LME The Stylized LME Early Industrialization and the Adumbrated LME Organization and Techology: 1912 – 1930 War and the Molding of an Industrial Structure: 1930 – 1945 Growth and the 'Dual Economy' Contrasting Profiles of the Modern Japanese Specialist Monozukuri – Making Things Globalization and the Specialist A Population of Globalizing Japanese LMEs 2007 Update: Funds and China ConclusionReviewsAuthor InformationFERGUSON EVANS lived in Japan from 1969 to 1990. During that time he worked as export manager for two Japanese start-ups covering chiefly East Asian markets. Since the mid-1980s he has been engaged in Japanese translation and writing. He now divides his time between East Asia and Toulouse. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |