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Tables of Contents for From Silicon Valley to Singapore
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Figures
vii
List of Tables
ix
List of Disk Drive Related Abbreviations
xi
Acknowledgments
xiii
Part One. Introduction
Why Location Matters
3
13
Industry Background: Technology, Competition, and Geographic Reach
16
21
Part Two. Location and Competitive Advantage
A Theory of Industry Evolution, Location, and Competitive Advantage
37
29
Alternative Explanations for Industry Advantage
66
21
Global Shift and Competitiveness in Hard Disk Drives
87
32
Leveraging Locations: American Industry and Its Southeast Asian Production System
119
36
Part Three. Case Studies
Singapore with Poh Kam Wong
155
29
Thailand
184
20
Malaysia
204
23
Part Four. Implications
Policy, Politics, and Location in Developing Countries
227
26
Globalization and Industrial Leadership
253
36
Appendixes
A. Industry Origins and Technological Evolution
275
8
B. An Innovator's Dilemma?
283
6
Notes
289
28
References
317
24
Index
341