Industries and globalization
Subtitle: the political causality of difference
By: edited by Bernard Jullien and Andy Smith.
Contributors: Jullien, Bernard.; Smith, Andy, 1963 July 24-
Series: Globalization and governance
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780230201682
Subjects: Industries; Industrial organization; Industrial policy; Globalization -- Economic aspects
Description: "Is globalization changing the way industries are governed? If so, how and why does this tend to differ so strongly from industry to industry and by country? To answer these questions, this book develops a single approach - The Politics of Industry - drawn from cutting-edge economics and political sociology. This framework is then put to the test in case studies of six contemporary industries: automobile distribution, wine, pharmaceuticals, defence, fisheries and foie gras. Throughout, its authors argue that the 'political work' carried out by private, collective and public actors is the principal cause of each translation of globalization. By systematically unpacking this political work, the book enriches understandings of politics in general and of globalization in particular, generates new knowledge about specific industries and provides practitioners with tools for comprehending and orienting change during their daily economic and political activity."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.