The book presents an English translation of a notable French publication, offering readers access to its original insights and themes. It captures the essence of the French text, making it accessible to a wider audience. The translation aims to maintain the integrity and nuance of the original work while engaging English-speaking readers with its compelling narrative and ideas.
This highly topical book brings together some of the world's leading specialists on the global car industry, who discuss the ins and outs of the faster lane of regionalism at a time when the world is reassessing the ins and outs of globalization. It provides a thorough and up-to-date mapping of the worldwide geography of the car industry, in the triad regions (Europe, North America and Japan), and in emerging countries and regions.
This work challenges the popular view that globalization threatens the role of the nation-state in determining national policy. It examines the fundamental issue of competitiveness and market power in an increasingly borderless and co-dependent world. Despite this increased threat to the nation-state as an effective manager of the national economy, the authors argue that there are a number of options and alternatives open to governments to protect themselves from the global business cycle.