Regional production, information-communication technology, and the developmental state: The rise of Singapore as a global containers hub

Geoforum

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 235-254

  Airriess, C A ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Container transport; Glocalization Singapore; Information communication technology; Institutional thickness; Regional production strategies

Indexed keywords

CONTAINER TERMINAL; HUB AND SPOKE NETWORK; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; PRODUCTION SYSTEM;

SINGAPORE;

EID: 0035042053     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7185(00)00028-2     Document Type: Article

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