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Book SynopsisAnalyzing the motivating forces behind the trend toward Japanese direct overseas production, this work examines the appreciation of the yen, rising labor and energy costs, environmental decay, shortages of industrial sites, and critical dependence on overseas resources as factors in prompting Japanese firms to transfer production facilities abroad.
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Figures and Tables, pg. ix*Abbreviations, pg. xi*Foreword, pg. xiii*Preface, pg. xix*1. Emergence of Japan's Multinationalism, pg. 1*2. Peculiarities of the Japanese Experience: Theoretical Considerations, pg. 41*3. Industrial Transplant in Asia: Spread of Japan's Dual Industrial Structure, pg. 76*4. Direct Investment in Far Away Lands, pg. 111*5. Japan's Resource Dependency and Overseas Investment, pg. 159*6. Conflict with Local Interests: Economic, Sociocultural, and Political Factors, pg. 193*7. General Assessment, pg. 224*Appendix. Data on Japan's Direct Foreign Investment, pg. 237*Notes, pg. 241*Bibliography, pg. 263*Index, pg. 277
