The German connection: shifting hegemony in the political economy of the South African automotive industry

摘要: Most value chain analyses remain at an abstract level, underplaying political economy issues and the importance of local context. The paper manner in which global automotive forces (the dominance German assemblers their multinational corporation first-tier suppliers) combine with institutional influences government's industrial policy) to drive, shape, restructure trajectory South African industry under hegemony 'German connection'. It shows 'how' 'why' corporations, unlike American Japanese counterparts, were able successfully integrate chains policy conditions reap benefits. Its conclusions both add a general understanding how governance (power, command, control) operates within producer-driven illuminate dynamics control underpinning industry. Copyright 2004, Oxford University Press.