Japan and the European Periphery

List of Tables and Figures - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors -Introduction: Japan and the European Periphery; J.Darby - Japanese FDI in the Peripheral Regions of Europe: An Overview; Y.Kimura - Patterns of Japanese Manufacturing Employment in the European Regions; J.M.Thiran & H.Yamawaki - The Rising Sun? The Japanese Contribution to the Local Economy in Wales; M.Munday, J.Morris & B.Wilkinson - Learning From Japan: The Yeast for Britain's Manufacturing Regeneration?; C.Haslam & K.Williams, with A.Adcroft, S.Johal & J.Williams - The Origins and Growth of Japanese Manufacturing in Ireland; J.Darby & M.Munday - The Spatial Impact of Japanese Direct Investment in France; B.Andreosso - Japanese Manufacturing Investment in Italy; C.Molteni - Italy and Japanese Investment: The Influence of the European Monetary System; P.Ramazzotti - The Evolution of Japanese Investment in Spain: An Economic Evaluation; P.Pelaez, J.de Quinto, S.Ruesga & K.Tokado - Nissan Motor Iberica in Spain and Japanese Production Systems; M.Pallares-Barbera - Japan and Sweden: Two Countries Far Apart; B.Edstrom - Japanese-Nordic Trade and Japanese Manufacturing in the Nordic Countries; C.Alvstam & I.Ivarsson - The Role of Japan in Central Europe in an Emerging Multipolar World; J.Berenyi - Magyar Suzuki and the Emergence of Japanese Direct Investment in Central Europe; G.Bakos - Bibliography - Index