The University of Texas at Tyler Libraries

Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Rival capitalists : international competitiveness in the United States, Japan, and Western Europe / Jeffrey A. Hart.

By: Hart, Jeffrey A.
Material type: TextTextSeries: Cornell studies in political economy: Publisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1992Description: x, 305 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0801426499 (cloth); 9780801426490 (cloth); 0801499496 (paper); 9780801499494 (paper).Subject(s): Industries -- Japan | Industries -- European Economic Community countries | Industries -- United States | Industrial policy -- Japan | Industrial policy -- European Economic Community countries | Industrial policy -- United States | Competition, International | European Economic Community countries -- IndustriesDDC classification: 338.09 Other classification: 83.32 | MG 11020 | QM 000 | QM 200
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Item type Current location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book University of Texas At Tyler
Stacks - 3rd Floor 		HC462.9 .H2274 1992 (Browse shelf) Available 0000001213255

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reviews provided by Syndetics

CHOICE Review

What determines whether a modern industrialized national economy will succeed in selling its products in competitive world markets? Hart asserts that the creation, diffusion, and application of new technology within the nation are crucial and depend upon the (changing) institutional relationships among the nations's government, business, and labor. To support his contention, Hart describes the evolution of three industries (steel, autos, and semiconductors) in five nations (the US, Britain, France, Japan, and Germany) mostly for the period 1945-90. During that time the US failed because, for example, of its fragmented governmental structure; Britain, because of the political power of its labor. Japan succeeded because of its successful cooperation between government and business; Germany, because of cooperation between its skilled labor force (highly trained by government) and its businesses. Undergraduates in comparative economics and business-government relations will enjoy Hart's readable accounts of specific developments. Professional social scientists should benefit from his deft blend and application of theories from political science and economics.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

<p>Jeffrey A. Hart is Professor of Political Science at Indiana University.</p>

There are no comments for this item.

Log in to your account to post a comment.