𝔖 Bobbio Scriptorium
✦   LIBER   ✦

Globalization and restructuring in the South African automotive industry

✍ Scribed by Anthony Black

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2001
Tongue
English
Weight
228 KB
Volume
13
Category
Article
ISSN
0954-1748

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The South African automotive industry has been subjected to rapid structural change as a result of policies, which have liberalized imports but also encouraged exports. The sector has become much more internationally integrated with a particularly rapid increase in exports. This paper assesses these developments. It is argued that the costs of liberalization have been fairly low partly because of the strong encouragement given by the programme for major foreign firms to draw South African operations into their international networks. In spite of the successes, structural problems remain such as the limited rationalization that has so far taken place. Also there are question marks over the nature and sustainability of export expansion. Copyright Β© 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

πŸ“œ SIMILAR VOLUMES

Globalization and the South African text
Globalization and the South African textiles industry: impacts on firms and workers
✍ Simon Roberts; John T. Thoburn πŸ“‚ Article πŸ“… 2003 πŸ› John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English βš– 129 KB

## Abstract South Africa has been integrating into the global economy since the early 1990s through a rapid programme of trade liberalization. Its textile industryβ€”an activity important in manufacturing value‐added in most developing countriesβ€”illustrates the effects of this policy on firms and the

Corporate sustainability, ecological mod
Corporate sustainability, ecological modernization and the policy process in the South African automotive industry
✍ Anderson Gwanyebit Kehbila; JΓΌrgen Ertel; Alan Colin Brent πŸ“‚ Article πŸ“… 2009 πŸ› John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English βš– 169 KB πŸ‘ 2 views

## Abstract In the past decade, the plea for corporate sustainability has gathered momentum and protecting the environment is one aspect for organizations to address if they are to conduct business in a sustainable manner. In this paper, we present the results of a questionnaire survey on the state

Globalization, industrial development an
Globalization, industrial development and the plastics industry in South Africa
✍ Simon Roberts πŸ“‚ Article πŸ“… 2001 πŸ› John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English βš– 103 KB

## Abstract Through a study of the plastics sector in South Africa, the article critically examines the globalization position that greater openness yields gains from exports and foreign direct investment. Analysis of firm‐level data reveals that the depth and extent of the internationalization of