Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Palgrave Macmillan

Capital beyond Borders

States and Firms in the Auto Industry, 1960–94

  • Book
  • © 1997

Overview

Authors:
  1. Kenneth P. Thomas

    1. University of Missouri, St Louis, USA

    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed   Google Scholar

Part of the book series: International Political Economy Series (IPES)

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

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
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

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
    Download chapter PDF

  2. Introduction

    • Kenneth P. Thomas
    Pages 1-27

  3. States and Firms in Political Theory and International Relations Theory

    • Kenneth P. Thomas
    Pages 28-50

  4. Capital Mobility and Its Growth since World War II

    • Kenneth P. Thomas
    Pages 51-74

  5. Structure and Mobility of the Automobile Industry, 1960–94

    • Kenneth P. Thomas
    Pages 75-93

  6. Automotive Bargaining in the UK, the US, and Canada

    • Kenneth P. Thomas
    Pages 94-134

  7. Conclusion

    • Kenneth P. Thomas
    Pages 135-148

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 149-191
    Download chapter PDF
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

This book challenges the established wisdom regarding the balance of bargaining power between multinational corporations and host governments. Most theories, beginning with Raymond Vernon's, claim that the bargaining power of host states should increase over time. This work shows the opposite is true, at least for the automobile industry in the industrialized world. The reason for this is the growing mobility of production, which undercuts host states' bargaining positions. Capital mobility is thus central to both firm-state relations and IPE generally.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Missouri, St Louis, USA

    Kenneth P. Thomas

Bibliographic Information

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation