Inward investment by Japanese manufacturing multinationals has come to have a profound influence on the UK and US economies. Focusing on the 1970s and 1980s, this study looks at the political economy of the investment location decision using an original analytical framework and four detailed case studies. In addition to the larger issues of protectionism, globalization and inter-firm competition, it investigates whether and how subnational factors can influence the specific subnational locational decision - an issue of great interest to any subnational region attempting to adapt to structural shifts in the global economy.

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Carl Aaron recently completed his PhD in International Political Economy at St. Anthony's College, Oxford.

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List of Tables List of Figures Preface Conventions Selected Abbreviations Introduction Foreign Direct Investment, International Relations, and Subnational Regions Existing Explanations of the Location of Manufacturing FDI Nissan's Investment in the North-east of England Toyota's Investment in Kentucky Sharp's Investment in Tennessee and Wrexham Conclusion Appendix One: Maps Appendix Two: List of Case Study Interviews Notes to Chapters Bibliography Index