LEADER 02852nam 22005533 450 001 9910809383503321 005 20240402134731.0 010 $a1-03-530363-9 010 $a0-203-16877-1 010 $a1-280-11099-6 010 $a9780203168771 010 $a1-134-99817-1 010 $a1-85898-706-7 010 $a1-134-99816-3 010 $a9786610110995 035 $a(CKB)1000000000001605 035 $a(EBL)167680 035 $a(OCoLC)437077191 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC167680 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000001605 100 $a20130418d1990|||| uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCompeting in a Global Economy $eAn Empirical Study on Trade and Specialization /$fHelmut Forstner & Robert Ballance 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aHoboken $cTaylor and Francis$d1990 215 $a1 online resource (242 pages) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-04-445619-0 327 $aBook 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 index 330 $aGlobal 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. Ba 606 $aCompetition, International 606 $aInternational trade$xMathematical models 615 0$aCompetition, International. 615 0$aInternational trade$xMathematical models. 676 $a382 700 $aBallance$b Robert$0124137 701 $aForstner$b Helmut$0736197 712 02$aUnited Nations Industrial Development Organization. 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809383503321 996 $aCompeting in a Global Economy$93963198 997 $aUNINA