China as the Workshop of the World
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China as the Workshop of the World

An Analysis at the National and Industrial Level of China in the International Division of Labor

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China as the Workshop of the World

An Analysis at the National and Industrial Level of China in the International Division of Labor

About this book

Is China becoming the "workshop of the world" in the same way as Britain and the United States once were; or is China – as some multinational companies believe – simply a processing segment in global production networks? This book examines China's role in the international division of labor: it analyzes the scale and scope of China's manufacture; the type and relative sophistication of its exports in the world market; and its position in the global value chain. It shows that China monopolizes industrial production by being the processing center of world.

Based on extensive original research, this book examines the structure of production in global manufacturing industries, applying both qualitative and quantitative methods. It analyzes each segment of the value chain, exploring in depth several specific industrial sectors. It concludes that China has become deeply integrated into global manufacturing industry; that China's position in the value chain is still quite low, with relatively low research and development (R&D) and other similar high-value activities; but that, in some sectors, China is catching up rapidly, especially in newly emerging sectors.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780415604055
eBook ISBN
9781136664502
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Business General
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of figures
  8. List of tables
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. List of abbreviations
  11. 1. Background, theoretical framework, and literature review
  12. 2. Scale and scope of the “world workshop”: China’s place in world production
  13. 3. Pattern and sophistication of the “world workshop”: China in the world market
  14. 4. The competitiveness of the “world workshop”: China’s place on the service part of global value chain
  15. 5. Comparative study of three of China’s industries in the international manufacturing division
  16. 6. Conclusions
  17. Appendix 1: The broad economic categories
  18. Appendix 2: The International Standard Industrial Classification, Revision 3
  19. Appendix 3: The Standard International Trade Classification, Revision 3
  20. References
  21. Index