Globalisation & Manufacturing Decline: Aspects of British IndustryAt a time when the manufacturing industry in Britain is coming under increasing focus, "Globalisation & Manufacturing Decline" provides a clear framework for positioning the key drivers and influences on automotive manufacturing in Britain today. |
Contents
An Analysis of the Contingent Logic of Globalisation | 12 |
Spaces of Interaction | 37 |
The Case of Rover Longbridge Part I Conceptualising | 55 |
The Historical Institutionalist Perspective | 76 |
The Significance of a Historical and Historical Institutionalist Perspective | 83 |
BMW Purchase the Rover Group in 1994? | 90 |
BMWs Sale of Substantial Parts of the Rover Group in 2000 | 96 |
Responsibility Displacement | 104 |
The Taskforce | 112 |
The Case of Rover Longbridge Part II Theoretical Reflections | 119 |
GlobalEuropean | 125 |
NationalSubnational | 131 |
EuropeanLocal Birmingham A EuroCity? | 161 |
Space Place and Automobiles Conclusions | 170 |
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