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UNINA9910863278703321 |
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Autore |
Suzuki Hitoshi |
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Titolo |
Japanese Investment and British Trade Unionism : Thatcher and Nissan Revisited in the Wake of Brexit / / by Hitoshi Suzuki |
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Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2020.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (XXI, 195 p. 1 illus.) |
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Collana |
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New Directions in East Asian History, , 2522-0209 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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History, Modern |
International relations |
Europe - Economic integration |
Retail trade |
Modern History |
International Relations |
European Economic Integration |
Trade and Retail |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Japan' s post-war reconstruction, the car industry, and Nissan/Datsun -- British car industry and Anglo-Japanese relations in the post-war period -- The negotiations over financial assistance and local contents -- The deal: financial aid and local contents -- Plant location Sunderland -- Epilogue -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book revisits the long contested negotiation between the Thatcher administration and Nissan for the latter's first green-field plant in Europe. From the very beginning, the plant took Britain's EC/EU membership and tariff-free access to the single market as a token. A considerable amount of aid including component supplies was provided to attract Japanese investment and to prevent its transfer to the continent. The successful launch of Sunderland highlighted improved Anglo-Japanese relations and put an end to the Japan-EC/EU trade conflict. But the price was paid by Nissan's slump and fall, and by trade |
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