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Economic tsunami : China's car industry will sweep away western car makers / Kevin Baker ; foreward by Tim Fischer.

Title
Economic tsunami : China's car industry will sweep away western car makers / Kevin Baker ; foreward by Tim Fischer.
Author
Baker, K. J. (Kevin James)
Publication
Dural, N.S.W. : Rosenberg Publishing, 2007.

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Description
360 p. : ill., plates, 2 maps; 23 cm.
Summary
Details the threat to the car industry of Australia and other western countries from China's developing car industry.
Subject
  • Automobile industry and trade > Australia
  • Automobile industry and trade > China
  • Automobile industry and trade > Economic aspects > Australia
  • Automobile industry and trade > Economic aspects > China
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 340-347) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Figures and tables -- Foreword / Tim Fischer -- Prologue : Imagine the following (sometimes called a barbecue stopper) -- pt. 1. The automotive industry and its environment -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Australian car industry -- 3. The Beijing Jeep and the threat from China -- 4. Motorcycle manufacturing in the West and in Japan -- 5. Car manufacturing outside China and Japan -- 6. The development of the Japanese car makers -- pt. 2. The Chinese automotive industry and its environment -- 7. 'Cars for all' -- 8. Economic expansion and world trade -- 9. Origins and growth of the Chinese motor vehicle industry -- pt. 3. Research into the Chinese automotive industry -- 10. Domestic demand -- 11. Supply factors -- 12. Management -- 13. Summary and implications -- pt. 4. Strategies in the global marketplace -- 14. Protecting domestic industry -- 15. Will globalization work both ways? -- 16. Related issues -- 17. Conclusion -- Appendix 1 : Chinese population and income statistics -- Appendix 2 : Provisions of China's Labour Law 1995 -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index.
ISBN
9781877058561 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2007532660