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Who really made your car? : restructuring and geographic change in the auto industry /
This book offers a comprehensive look at an industry whose role in motor vehicle production in the United States has been growing. Klier and Rubenstein make use of a unique database containing information on thousands of parts plants in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This allows them to prod...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Kalamazoo, Mich. :
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research,
2008.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title page; LOC-CIP data page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1
- The Parts of Your Vehicle; Part 1
- Detroit: Heart of the Auto Industry; Chapter 2
- Rise and Fall of Vertical Integration in the Midwest; Chapter 3
- Supplying the Power; Chapter 4
- The Body Builders; Chapter 5
- Supplying the Suppliers; Part 2
- Carmaker-Supplier Networks: How Close Is Close Enough?; Chapter 6
- The Closely Linked Supply Chain; Chapter 7
- Seat Supplier Right Next Door; Chapter 8
- Delivering the Goods; Part 3
- Shifting Fortunes along Auto Alley; Chapter 9
- Emergence of Auto Alley.
- Chapter 10
- Abandoning Ohio: A Tale of Two CitiesChapter 11
- Chassis Suppliers Move South in Auto Alley; Chapter 12
- Working for Suppliers; Part 4
- The Endangered U.S. Supplier; Chapter 13
- The Rising Tide of Imports; Chapter 14
- The Driving Force: Electronics Suppliers; Chapter 15
- Conclusion: Surviving the Car Wars; References; The Authors; Index; About the Institute.