Intro; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; List of tables; 1 The internationalization of production, technological change, small firms and regional development: an overview A. AMIN AND J.B. GODDARD; 2 The internationalization of production and de-industrialization K. COWLING; 3 The internationalization of production and its implications for the UK A. AMIN AND I. SMITH; 4 The regional implications of inward direct investment S. YOUNG AND D. STEWART; 5 The role of technical change in national economic development C. FREEMAN
6 Growth and structural change: the role of technical innovation M.D. THOMAS7 The regional dimension to technological change in Great Britain J. GODDARD, A. THWAITES AND D. GIBBS; 8 The electronics industry and regional development in Britain A. SAYER AND K. MORGAN; 9 Technical change in the food industry: the impact of the Ishida computer weigher J. SHUTT AND B. LEACH; 10 The economics of smaller businesses: some implications for regional economic development D.J. STOREY
11 Trends in small firm industrial relations and their implications for the role of the small firm in economic restructuring J. CURRAN AND J. STANWORTH12 High technology small firms and regional industrial growth R.P. OAKEY AND R. ROTHWELL; Notes on contributors; Index