The Links between Japanese Investments in Asia and De-Industrialization in Japan

Françoise Guelle ()
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Françoise Guelle: MAGELLAN - Laboratoire de Recherche Magellan - UJML - Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 - Université de Lyon - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Lyon

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Abstract: The strategy of Japanese firms has been to relocate low-value added activities in Asia while key activities were kept in Japan. The specific case of electronics industry shows the negatif impact of relocation on domestic employment. Almost the biggest firms are able to maintain employment levels in Japan despite large FDI, many SMEs are forced to relocate in peripherical areas of Japan or close down.

Keywords: Japon; électronique; internationalisation; investissement direct à l'étranger; délocalisation; désindustrialisation; Japan; electronics industry; Asia; FDI; deindustrialization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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Published in Changing Economic Environment in Asia: Firms' Strategies in the Region, Macmillan London, pp.52-61, 2001, 978-0333964378

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