02852nam 22005533 450 991080938350332120240402134731.01-03-530363-90-203-16877-11-280-11099-697802031687711-134-99817-11-85898-706-71-134-99816-39786610110995(CKB)1000000000001605(EBL)167680(OCoLC)437077191(MiAaPQ)EBC167680(EXLCZ)99100000000000160520130418d1990|||| uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCompeting in a Global Economy An Empirical Study on Trade and Specialization /Helmut Forstner & Robert Ballance1st ed.Hoboken Taylor and Francis19901 online resource (242 pages)Description based upon print version of record.0-04-445619-0 Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; List of figures; List of abbreviations; Preface; The transformation of world industry: an introduction and summary; Inter-industrial trends in manufacturing production; Inter-industry trade in a global system; Two-way trade in similar products; International patterns of factor endowments; Factor requirements, output and trade; Country differences, country similarities and the structure of trade; Economies of scale and market structure; Intra-industry trade revisited; A retrospective view; Appendix A (Technical); Appendix B (Statistical); Bibliography; Author indexGlobal patterns of production and trade in manufactures have changed tremendously over the past two decades. The growth of world trade has been accompanied by a rapid increase in the number of products, suppliers and buyers involved in international markets. At the same time, the means by which manufacturers compete and collaborate have been changing. The great challenges that these developments pose for policy makers and practitioners provide the basic motive for this comprehensive assessment of the underlying forces and determinants that are reshaping the world's industrial map. BaCompetition, InternationalInternational tradeMathematical modelsCompetition, International.International tradeMathematical models.382Ballance Robert124137Forstner Helmut736197United Nations Industrial Development Organization.AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910809383503321Competing in a Global Economy3963198UNINA