LEADER 04363oam 2200673I 450 001 9910453106703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-203-07654-0 010 $a1-299-44865-8 010 $a1-135-12618-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203076545 035 $a(CKB)2550000001018493 035 $a(EBL)1163775 035 $a(OCoLC)836402672 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000910316 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11471436 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000910316 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10931891 035 $a(PQKB)11010532 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1163775 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1163775 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10682882 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL476115 035 $a(OCoLC)846969668 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001018493 100 $a20180706d20131935 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBritish manufacturing investment overseas /$fDavid Shepherd, Aubrey Silberston and Roger Strange 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (185 p.) 225 0 $aRoutledge library editions. International business ;$vv. 35 300 $aFirst published in 1935 by Methuen. 311 $a0-415-75213-2 311 $a0-415-65776-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; British Manufacturing Investment Overseas; Copyright Page; Contents; List of tables; List of figures; Preface; 1 Preliminary remarks; 2 Overseas investment: statistical background; I Introduction; II Preliminary data considerations; III Geographical analysis; IV Sectoral analysis; V International comparisons; VI Inward investment in the United Kingdom; VII The financing of direct investment; VIII Concluding remarks; 3 Overseas investment: analytical background; I Trade and investment; II The firm and overseas production; III Some macroeconomic considerations 327 $aIV The development of international firms4 Historical developments in overseas investment; I Trade, protection and overseas investment; II Post-war developments; III Changes in domestic economic structure; IV Summary; 5 The sample of firms; I The composition of the sample; II The coverage of the sample; III The company interviews and the questionnaire; 6 Why do firms manufacture overseas? Some preliminary evidence; I Servicing foreign markets; II Questionnaire responses; III Concluding comments; 7 Why do firms manufacture overseas? Evidence from the case studies; I The industries 327 $aII Food, drink and tobaccoIII Electrical engineering; IV Chemicals (including pharmaceuticals); V Mechanical and instrument engineering(including motor vehicle components); VI Mechanical engineering (construction); VII Textiles, leather, clothing and footwear; VIII Paper, printing and publishing; IX Other manufacturing (including metal manufacture); 8 Concluding comments on overseas manufacturing investment; I Introduction; II The nature of overseas manufacturing; III The causes of overseas manufacturing; IV Investment overseas as a substitute for investment in the UK 327 $aV Consequences of overseas manufacturing investmentReferences; Index 330 $aThis study analyses the causes of British manufacturing investment overseas, focusing primarily on the period from the mid 1960s to the mid 1980s. During these years there were significant changes in UK direct investment and this book represented the first major analysis of these changes based on detailed case studies of British international firms. The early chapters assess the available statistical evidence and the theories of overseas investment that had hitherto been put forward. The authors emphasize the need for recognizing the dynamic and varied nature of firms and the 410 0$aRoutledge Library Editions: International Business 606 $aInvestments, British 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aInvestments, British. 676 $a332.67341 700 $aShepherd$b David$f1952-$0940055 701 $aSilberston$b Aubrey$079215 701 $aStrange$b Roger$0115691 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453106703321 996 $aBritish manufacturing investment overseas$92119605 997 $aUNINA