Japan's hidden involvement in South African manufacturing

GeoJournal - Tập 30 - Trang 99-107 - 1993
C. M. Rogerson1
1Department of Geography, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Tóm tắt

This paper examines the development of Japanese involvement in South African manufacturing. In the extensive literature dealing with the growth and spread of Japanese investment abroad the unique situation of Japanese companies in South Africa has been overlooked. Despite the introduction of a ban on direct investment in South Africa there is a considerable ‘hidden’ Japanese presence in local manufacturing which resulted from licensing arrangements. In particular, Japanese enterprise is strongly represented in the South African motor-vehicles sector where it is at the forefront in innovating new flexible production systems.

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