| Japanese Investment and British Trade Unionism: Thatcher and Nissan Revisited in the Wake of Brexit 2020 Edition Contributor(s): Suzuki, Hitoshi (Author) |
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ISBN: 9811590575 ISBN-13: 9789811590573 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - General - Political Science | International Relations - General - Business & Economics | International - Economics |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.91 lbs) 195 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book revisits the long contested negotiation between the Thatcher administration and Nissan for the latter's first green-field plant in Europe. From the very beginning, the plant took Britain's EC/EU membership and tariff-free access to the single market as a token. A considerable amount of aid including component supplies was provided to attract Japanese investment and to prevent its transfer to the continent. The successful launch of Sunderland highlighted improved Anglo-Japanese relations and put an end to the Japan-EC/EU trade conflict. But the price was paid by Nissan's slump and fall, and by trade unions in both countries failing to keep counterchecks on management. Brexit and the fall of Carlos Ghosn were a double blow to Anglo-Japanese relations which are in a state of drift and need redefinition. |