Foreign direct investment and the flying geese model: Japanese electronics firms in Asia-Pacific

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作者
Edgington, DW [1 ]
Hayter, R
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[1] Univ British Columbia, Dept Geog, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, Canada
[2] Simon Fraser Univ, Dept Geog, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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10.1068/a31171
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
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This paper is a critical examination of the 'flying geese' and 'billiard ball' models of foreign direct investment (FDI) and their ability to explain the spatial expansion of Japanese electronics multinationals (MNCs) in Asia-Pacific countries from 1985 to 1996. Data on Japanese FDI are analyzed in this region at the aggregate, sectoral, and firm level. The paper commences with a review of the flying geese model, especially that version which interprets Japanese FDI as a catalyst for Asian development, and the billiard ball metaphor which suggests a mechanism for host countries to 'catch up' with Japan. The authors then turn to an analysis of Japanese FDI in Asia-Pacific together with employment data for fourteen major firms. This allows an evaluation of the two models in terms of recent geographical patterns of investment and employment growth by electronics MNCs. A special case study of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd (MEI) helps flesh out the evolving geography of Japanese electronics firms in Asia-Pacific. Although the results support the overall patterns suggested by the two models, the authors argue that metaphors and analogies such as flying geese and billiard halls should not be used casually and as a substitute for analysis.
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