Table of Contents

1: Sven W. Arndt and Henryk Kierzkowski: Introduction
2: Ronald W. Jones and Henryk Kierzkowski: A Framework for Fragmentation
3: Alan V. Deardorff: Fragmentation Across Cones
4: Richard G. Harris: A Communication Based Model of Global Production Fragmentation
5: Swen W. Arndt: Offshore Sourcing and Intra-Product Specialization in Preference Areas
6: Victoria Curzon Price: Some Causes and Consequences of Fragmentation
7: Alexander J. Yeats: Just How Big is Global Production Sharing?
8: Frances Ruane and Holger Görg: Globalization and Fragmentation: Evidence for the Electronics Industry in Ireland
9: Leonard K. Cheng, Larry D. Qiu, and Guofu Tan: Foreign Direct Investment and International Fragmentation in Production
10: Alberto Petrucci and Beniamino Quintieri: Will Italy Survive Globalization?
11: Giovanni Graziani: International Subcontracting in the Textile and Clothing Industry
12: Henryk Kierzkowski: Joining the Global Economy: Experience and Prospects of the Transition Economies

About the Author

Sven W. Arndt is C.M. Stone Professor of Money, Credit and Trade and Director, The Lowe Institute of Political Economy, Claremont McKenna College; President, The Commons Institute for International Studies. He is also Managing Editor, "North American Journal of Economics and Finance". Henryk Kierzkowski is Professor of Economics at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva.

Reviews

In general, the contributions to this book give a comprehensive overview on the state of research on fragmentation, both theoretical and empirical, and can in certain respects be seen as seminal and pioneering studies. The Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv: Review of World Economics Edited by two authors who made early and very important contributions to the theoretical framework for the analysis of fragmentation ... the book can be seen as a well-balanced mix of theoretical and empirical studies, all of which make contributions based on the most important and most recent literature about fragmentation. The Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv: Review of World Economics