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" Electronics and industrial policy : "
Staffan Jacobsson
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775994
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b595990
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Staffan Jacobsson
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Electronics and industrial policy : : the case of computer controlled lathes.\ Staffan Jacobsson
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[Place of publication not identified] : Springer, 2013
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940116486X
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: 9789401164863
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1 Introduction.- 2 The Technology and its Diffusion.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 CNC lathe technology.- 2.3 Choice of technique in turning.- 2.4 The factor-saving bias of CNC lathes.- 2.4.1 Some examples from Sweden.- 2.4.2 The effects on the use of the various factors of production.- 2.5 Conclusions.- 3 Growth and Market Structure in the International CNC Lathe Industry.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 A theoretical framework for analysing the industry.- 3.2.1 The industry in a dynamic context.- 3.3 The Japanese expansion in the CNC lathe industry.- 3.3.1 A discussion of the factors behind the Japanese success.- 3.4 The European response.- 3.4.1 Overall cost leadership strategy.- 3.4.2 Focus strategy.- 3.4.3 Differentiation strategy.- 3.5 A note on the US producers.- 3.6 Concluding remarks on the strategies pursued by firms based in the OECD.- Notes.- 4 Barriers to entry into the Overall Cost Leadership Strategy.- 4.1 Research and Development.- 4.2 Procurement of components.- 4.3 Manufacturing.- 4.4 Marketing and after-sales services.- 4.5 An attempt to specify the minimum efficient scale of production.- Notes.- 5 The position of the NICs within the CNC Lathe Industry.- 5.1 The position of eight NIC-based firms within the low-performance strategy.- Notes.- 6 The Case of Argentina.- 6.1 Growth and structure of the engineering industry.- 6.2 The Argentinian machine tool industry.- 6.3 Government policy.- 6.4 The diffusion of CNC lathes in Argentina.- 6.4.1 The historical rate of diffusion of CNC lathes in Argentina.- 6.4.2 An estimate of the future rate of diffusion.- 6.4.3 Conclusion.- 6.5 The firm producing CNC lathes.- 6.5.1 The full export oriented strategy.- 6.5.2 The regional market strategy.- 6.6 Summary and conclusions.- Notes.- 7 The Case of Taiwan.- 7.1 Growth and structure of the engineering industry.- 7.2 The Taiwanese machine tool industry.- 7.3 Government policy.- 7.4 The diffusion of CNC lathes in Taiwan.- 7.5 The firms producing CNC lathes.- 7.6 Government policy in the machine tool field.- 7.6.1 Tariff policy.- 7.6.2 Provision of risk capital.- 7.6.3 The Export-Import Bank.- 7.6.4 R&D on automation.- 7.6.5 China External Trade Development Council.- 7.7 Evaluating the explicit governmental policy.- 7.7.1 Tariffs.- 7.7.2 The Export-Import Bank.- 7.7.3 Risk capital.- 7.7.4 R&D on automation.- 7.8 Summary and conclusions.- Note.- 8 The Case of Korea.- 8.1 Growth and structure of the engineering industry.- 8.2 The Korean machine tool industry.- 8.3 Government policy.- 8.3.1 The machine tool industry.- 8.4 The Korean market for CNC lathes.- 8.5 The firms producing CNC lathes.- 8.6 Evaluating governmental policy.- 8.7 Summary and conclusions.- Notes.- 9 Government Policy.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 Survey of the main arguments.- 9.2.1 The infant industry argument.- 9.2.2 General versus selective state intervention.- 9.2.3 The choice of policy instrument.- 9.3 Government policy and industry performance in Argentina, Korea and Taiwan.- 9.3.1 The benefits and costs of fostering the machine tool industry in the three NICs.- 9.3.2 Implications for government policy.- 9.4 Industry performance and implications for government policy in small developed countries.- 9.4.1 The European industry.- 9.4.2 Sweden and the UK.- 9.5 Conclusions.- Notes.- 10 Summary.- 10.1 The diffusion of CNC lathes.- 10.2 The international CNC lathe producing industry.- 10.3 The NIC experience.- 10.4 Government policies.- References.
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HD9703.S734 2013
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Staffan Jacobsson
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