Japon

Pourquoi la désindustrialisation n'est-elle pas considérée comme un problème au Japon, et ce malgré la proximité de la Chine, dont la concurrence commence à se faire sentir dans certaines industries?

• SUMMARY

In this paper, we propose an architecture-based hypothesis of comparative advantage, which predicts that
a good “fit” between “organizational capacities of manufacturing” — that companies have built up over their
histories — and product-process architecture (i.e., basic design concepts for product function, structures
and processes), tends to result in international competitiveness. This hypothesis is supported by an
empirical analysis. It suggests the possibility of a new development direction in international trade theory.
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