In this Book
- Who Really Made Your Car?: Restructuring and Geographic Change in the Auto Industry
- Book
- 2008
- Published by: W.E. Upjohn Institute
summary
This book offers a comprehensive look at an industry whose role in motor vehicle production in the United States has been growing. Klier and Rubenstein make use of a unique database containing information on thousands of parts plants in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This allows them to produce an analysis of the motor vehicle parts supplier industry at a level of detail not seen before. It also allows them to meet the two main goals they set out to achieve. The first is to present the key characteristics of the vast network of parts suppliers. The second goal of the book is to describe the changing geography of U.S. motor vehicle production at the local, regional, national, and international levels. In doing that, Klier and Rubenstein illustrate the challenges in store for motor vehicle parts production in the United States and especially in the Midwest.
Table of Contents
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- Table of Contents
- pp. v-vii
- Figures and Tables
- pp. viii-x
- Acknowledgements
- pp. xi-xii
- Chapter 3. Supplying the Power
- pp. 55-82
- Chapter 4. The Body Builders
- pp. 83-107
- Chapter 5. Supplying the Suppliers
- pp. 109-131
- Chapter 6. The Closely Linked Supply Chain
- pp. 135-158
- Chapter 7. Seat Supplier Right Next Door
- pp. 159-180
- Chapter 8. Delivering the Goods
- pp. 181-202
- Part 3. Shifting Fortunes along Auto Alley
- pp. 203-204
- Chapter 9. Emergence of Auto Alley
- pp. 205-227
- Chapter 12. Working for Suppliers
- pp. 275-298
- Chapter 13. The Rising Tide of Imports
- pp. 301-327
- References
- pp. 371-395
- The Authors
- p. 397
- About the Institute
- p. 425
Additional Information
ISBN
9780880994347
Related ISBN(s)
9780880993333
MARC Record
OCLC
268995407
Pages
419
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
Yes