Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Microelectronics and Third-World Industries: an Overview

  • Chapter
Microelectronics and Third-World Industries

Part of the book series: The Macmillan Series of ILO Studies ((ILOS))

  • 9 Accesses

Abstract

The country case studies in this volume suggest that the use of microelectronic (ME) product and process technologies varies considerably from one country to another with respect to its extent and pattern. Consequently, their impact has been different. Not only the development stage of each economy but also its international and domestic environments determine how far and in which way it can exploit potentials of these new technologies.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 44.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 59.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  • Adler, Emanuel (1988): ‘State institutions, ideology, and autonomous technological development: Computers and nuclear energy in Argentina and Brazil’, Latin American Research Review, No. 2.

    Google Scholar 

  • Akamatsu, Kaname (1962): ‘A historical pattern of economic growth in developing countries’, The developing economies, March–August.

    Google Scholar 

  • Altshuer, Alan, Martin Anderson, Daniel Jones, Daniel Roos and James Womack (1984): The future of the automobile (London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd.).

    Google Scholar 

  • American Machinist February 1989.

    Google Scholar 

  • APO (Asian Productivity Organization) (1987): Applications of industrial robots; Selected experiences (Tokyo).

    Google Scholar 

  • Castells, Manuel (1989): ‘High technology and the new international division of labour’, Labour and Society, Vol. 14.

    Google Scholar 

  • Chudnovsky, Daniel (1988): ‘The diffusion and production of numerically controlled machine tools with special reference to Argentina’ World Development, Vol. 16, No. 6.

    Google Scholar 

  • Dertouzos, Michael L., Richard K. Lester, Robert M. Solow and the MIT Commission on Industrial Productivity (1989): Made in America (Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press).

    Google Scholar 

  • Dosi, Giovanni, Christopher Freeman, Richard Nelson, Gerald Silverberg and Luc Soete (1989): Technical change and economic theory (London: Pinter Publishers).

    Google Scholar 

  • Erber, Fabio Stefano (1985): ‘The development of the ‘electronics complex’ and government policies in Brazil’, World Development, March.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ernst, Dieter (1985): ‘Automation and the worldwide restructuring of the electronics industry: Strategic implications for developing countries’, World Development, March.

    Google Scholar 

  • Evans, Peter B. (1986): ‘State, capital, and the transformation of dependence: The Brazilian computer case’, World Development, July.

    Google Scholar 

  • Gebhardt, A. and D. Hatzold (1974): ‘Numerically controlled machine tools’, in Nabseth and Ray, below.

    Google Scholar 

  • Henderson, Jeffrey (1989): ‘Labour and state policy in the technological development of the Hong Kong electronics industry’, Labour and Society, Vol. 14.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hoffman, Kurt and Howard Rush (1988): Micro-electronics and clothing (New York: Praeger).

    Google Scholar 

  • Hoffman, Kurt (1989): ‘Technological advance and organizational innovation in the engineering industry’, Industry and Energy Department Working Paper, Industry Series Paper No. 4 (Washington D.C.: World Bank), March.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ichimura, Shinichi (ed.) (1988): Challenge of Asian developing countries (Tokyo: Asian Productivity Organization).

    Google Scholar 

  • IFR (International Federation of Robotics) (1990): Industrial Robot Statistics 1989 (Stockholm).

    Google Scholar 

  • ILO (1988): Productivity and new production processes in the metal trades and their effect on employment and conditions of employment, Report II to the Twelfth Session of the Metal Trades Committee (Geneva).

    Google Scholar 

  • JAMA (Japan Automobile Manufacturers’ Association): Shuyô KokuJidôsha Tôkci (Statistics on major automobile industries) (Tokyo), various years.

    Google Scholar 

  • JMTB;A(Japan Machine Tool Builders’ Association): Kôsaku Kikai Tôkei Yôrun (Sttistical Handbook on Machine Tools) (Tokyo), various years.

    Google Scholar 

  • Langer, Erick D. (1989): ‘Generations of scientists and engineers: Origins of the computer industry in Brazil’ Latin American Research Review, No. 2.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lee, Loke-Chong (1987): ‘Introduction and application of industrial robots in small and medium-sized industries: The Singapore experience’, in APO (1987) above.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan (1989): ‘Taigai Chokusetsu Tôshi (Overseas direct investment)’ in Zaisei Kinyû Tôkei Geppô (Tokyo), December.

    Google Scholar 

  • MITI (Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Government of Japan) (1989): Tsiishô Hakusho (White Paper on International Trade) for 1989 (Tokyo).

    Google Scholar 

  • MITI (1990): Waga Kuni Kigyô no Kaigai Jigyô Katsudô (Overseas business activities by Japanese firms), Report of the 18th and 19th surveys (Tokyo).

    Google Scholar 

  • Nabseth, L. and G. F. Ray (eds) (1974): The diffusion of new industrial pro-cesses: An international study ( London: Cambridge University Press ).

    Google Scholar 

  • NIEVR (National Institute of Employment and Vocational Research (Koyô Shokugyô Sôgô Kenkyûjo, Koyô Sokushin Jigyôdan))(1985):Gijutsu Kakushin-ka ni okeru Chûshôkigyô no Koyô Hendô (Technological innovation and employment in small and medium-sized enterprises) (Tokyo), January.

    Google Scholar 

  • ND(a) (News Digest (Japan)): Metalworking Engineering and Marketing, bimonthly (Nagoya), various issues.

    Google Scholar 

  • ND(b) (News Digest (Japan)): Seisanzai Marketing monthly (Nagoya), various issues.

    Google Scholar 

  • OECD (1992): Technical change as a social process: Society, enterprises and individual (Paris).

    Google Scholar 

  • Onn, Fong Chan (1989): ‘Employment and income implications of microelectronic industrial machinery in ASEAN: The case of Malaysia/Singapore’, World Employment Programme Research Working Paper WEP 2–22/WP. 202 (Geneva: ILO), August.

    Google Scholar 

  • Perez, C. and L. Soete (1989): ‘Catching up in technology: Entry barriers and windows’, in Dosi et al., above.

    Google Scholar 

  • Piore, Michael J., and Charles F. Sabel (1984): The second industrial divide (New York: Basic Books Inc.).

    Google Scholar 

  • Posner, M. V. (1961): ‘International trade and technical change’ Oxford Economic Papers, October.

    Google Scholar 

  • Rada, J. (1980): The impact of micro-electronics (Geneva: ILO).

    Google Scholar 

  • Ray, J. (1969): ‘The diffusion of new technology: A study of ten processes in nine industries’, National Institute Economic Review, May.

    Google Scholar 

  • Rostow, W. W. (1960): The stages of economic growth (London: Cambridge University Press).

    Google Scholar 

  • Rosenberg, Nathan (1982): Inside the black box: Technology and economics (London: Cambridge University Press).

    Google Scholar 

  • Sanderson, Susan Walsh (1987): ‘Automated manufacturing and offshore assembly in Mexico’, in Thorup below.

    Google Scholar 

  • Shaiken, Harley (1987): Automation and global production: Automobile engine production in Mexico, the United States and Canada, Monograph series, 26 (Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, University of California).

    Google Scholar 

  • Shinohara, Miyohei (1982): Industrial growth, trade, and dynamic patterns in the Japanese economy (Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press).

    Google Scholar 

  • Slater, W.E.G. (1966): Productivity and technical change (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press).

    Google Scholar 

  • Tauile, José Ricardo (1987): ‘Microelectronics and the internationalization of the Brazilian automobile industry’, in Watanabe (ed.) below.

    Google Scholar 

  • Thorup, Cathryn L. (ed.) (1987): The United States and Mexico: Face to face with new technology (New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Books).

    Google Scholar 

  • United States Department of Commerce (1988): 1988 U.S. Industrial Outlook (Washington, D.C.), January.

    Google Scholar 

  • United States International Trade Commission (1988): Imports under Items 806.30 and 807.00 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States, 1984–87, USITC Publication 2144 (Washington, D.C.), December.

    Google Scholar 

  • Vernon, Raymond (1966): ‘International investment and international trade in the product cycle’, Quarterly Journal of Economics, May.

    Google Scholar 

  • Watanabe, Susumu (1972): ‘International subcontracting, employment and skill promotion’, International Labour Review, May.

    Google Scholar 

  • Watanabe, Susumu (ed.) (1983a): Technology, marketing and industrialisation (Delhi: Macmillan India).

    Google Scholar 

  • Watanabe, Susumu (1983b): ‘Market structure, industrial organisation and technological development: The case of the Japanese electronics-based NC-machine tool industry’, World Employment Programme Research Working Paper WEP 2–22/WP. 111 (Geneva: ILO), February.

    Google Scholar 

  • Watanabe, Susumu (1986): ‘Labour-saving versus work-amplifying effects of microelectronics’, International Labour Review, May–June.

    Google Scholar 

  • Watanabe, Susumu (ed.) (1987a): Microelectronics, automation and employment in the automobile industry (Chichester: John Wiley).

    Google Scholar 

  • Watanabe, Susumu (1987b): ‘Technological capability and industrialisation: Effects of aid and sanctions in the United Republic of Tanzania and Zimbabwe’, International Labour Review, September–October.

    Google Scholar 

  • Watanabe, Susumu (1991): ‘The Japanese quality control circle: Why it works’, International Labour Review, Vol. 130, No. 1.

    Google Scholar 

  • Watanabe, Susumu (1992): ‘The diffusion of new technology, management styles and work organisation in Japan: A survey of empirical studies’ in OECD (1992), above.

    Google Scholar 

  • Womack, James P., Daniel T. Jones and Daniel Roos (1990): The machine that changed the world (New York: Rawson Associates).

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Authors
  1. Susumu Watanabe
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Tokyo International University, Japan

    Susumu Watanabe (Professor of Economics) (Professor of Economics)

Copyright information

© 1993 International Labour Organisation

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Watanabe, S. (1993). Microelectronics and Third-World Industries: an Overview. In: Watanabe, S. (eds) Microelectronics and Third-World Industries. The Macmillan Series of ILO Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13122-8_7

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation