The Motor vehicle industry in Asia a study of ancillary firm development

• Corporate Author: Council for Asian Manpower Studies
• Other Authors: Odaka, Konosuke 1935-
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Published for Council for Asian Manpower Studies by Singapore University Press 1983; ©1983
• Subjects: Motor vehicle industry > Asia; Automobile supplies industry > Asia; Automobile industry and trade > Asia; Machinery industry > Asia
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 The development of machinery industry (or more broadly, of metal-working industry) is a necessary condition for industrialization. Although the industry had long ceased to be the front runner in technological progress, it is doubtful if a developing economy can achieve industrialization without ever acquiring the basic technology of metal- working. Especially when a country aims at import substitution and/or export promotion in manufacturing, some degree of maturity in machine production seems essential regardless of the specific pattern of industrial development (see UNIDO 1969, and Pack and Todaro 1969 for a similar view). In order to carry out day-to-day manufacturing operations with no interruption, the economy must be capable of supplying basic tools and equipment, various machine parts and components as well as mainte- nance and repairing services. Historically, many follower countries in industrialization have nurtured the industry by installing domestic content programs of one kind or another. The economic significance of the growth