Governing Global Production : Resource Networks in the Asia-Pacific Steel Industry

Resource Interdependence Has Driven Economic Integration In The Asia-pacific. Through Trade And Investment Ties, Northeast Asian Steel Industries Have Developed Global Production Networks With Mining Industries On The Pacific Rim For The Supply Of Steelmaking Raw Materials. But By Spanning Multiple National Spaces, These Production Networks Unite Many National Economies While Belonging Exclusively To None. Who, Therefore, Is In Control? Jeffrey D. Wilson Examines How States And Firms Coordinate Their Activities To Govern Global Production In The Asia-pacific Steel Industry. Theorising States And Firms In Global Production Networks -- The Coordinated Rise Of The Japanese Steel Industry -- Negotiating Resource Production Networks In Australia -- Resource Nationalism And Australian State Intervention -- Broadening Membership And The Struggle For Control -- The State-led Rise Of The Chinese Steel Industry -- China And The Iron Ore War -- Governing Global Production. Jeffrey D. Wilson. Northeast Asian steel industries have developed global production networks, but by spanning multiple national spaces, these networks unite many national economies while belonging exclusively to none. Who, therefore, is in control? Jeffrey D. Wilson examines how states and firms coordinate their activities to govern global production. Resource interdependence has driven economic integration in the Asia-Pacific. Through trade and investment ties, Northeast Asian steel industries have developed global production networks with mining industries on the Pacific Rim for the supply of steelmaking raw materials. But by spanning multiple national spaces, these production networks unite many national economies while belonging exclusively to none. Who, therefore, is in control? Jeffrey D. Wilson examines how states and firms coordinate their activities to govern global production in the Asia-Pacific steel industry Resource interdependence has driven economic integration in the Asia-Pacific. Through trade and investment ties, Northeast Asian steel industries have developed global production networks with mining industries on the Pacific Rim for the supply of steelmaking raw materials. But by spanning multiple national spaces, these production networks unite many national economies while belonging exclusively to none. Who, therefore, is in control? Jeffrey D. Wilson examines how states and firms coordinate their activities to govern global production in the Asia-Pacific steel industry (site de l'éditeur) Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction....Pages 1-12 Theorising States and Firms in Global Production Networks....Pages 13-36 The Coordinated Rise of the Japanese Steel Industry....Pages 37-58 Negotiating Resource Networks in Australia....Pages 59-81 Resource Nationalism and Australian State Intervention....Pages 82-100 Broadening Membership and the Struggle for Control....Pages 101-127 The State-led Rise of the Chinese Steel Industry....Pages 128-149 China and the Iron Ore War....Pages 150-174 Governing Global Production....Pages 175-191 Back Matter....Pages 192-227 Review: "This volume is a major contribution to our understanding of the political-economy of the Asia-Pacific generally and of the region's steel industry in particular. Theoretically innovative and empirically rich, this is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the pivotal role of production networks in shaping this dynamic region." - Mark Beeson, Winthrop Professor in Political Science and International Relations, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia