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Introduction
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Asdistinctfromthepreviouspart,thesecondpartofthemonographdiscussesthe
variousaspectsofthechallengesofeconomiccooperationfromthemesoeconomic
perspective,whichinvolveanalysingthechangesatsectoralorindustriallevelthat
differedfromeithermicroormacroeconomicview.
Thefrstchapterbeginsbyexaminingtherisingsignifcanceofrelationshipsand
interactionsbetweenmarketparticipants,whichlaythefoundationofthenetwork
marketconceptbasedonnetworkstructuresandnetworkeffects.Moreover,the
authorindicatesthedeterminantsofacompany’ssuccessinnetworkmarkets,
includingthedynamicsofthegrowthofanetworkcreatedorusedbytheenterprise.
Inadditiontothesedeliberations,thechapteroutlinestheothervitalaspectsof
networkmarketphenomenasuchasthefactorsshapingamarketplayer’snetwork
position,thechangesinmarketparticipants’behaviourundertheinfluenceofthe
networkeffect,andthecharacteristicsoftheconceptofthenetworkgood.
Thediscussionaboutthenetworkmarketsandtheforcesandmechanismsthat
determinethemisfollowedbyanotherchallengeofeconomiccooperationat
mesoeconomiclevel.First,thechapterdiscussesthegrowingimportanceand
strengthofaneconomiclinkagebetweenindustrializingVietnam,Cambodia,Lao
PDR,Myanmar,andtheGreaterMekongSub-region,potentiallyleadingtothe
formulationoftheregionalproductionnetwork.Thestudyinvestigatedthestructure
oftheautomobileindustry’sproductionnetworkintheGreaterMekongSub-region
byimplementingmethodssuchastheGrubelandLloydindexandtheunitvalue
ratioofexportsandimportstodecidethetypesofdivisionoflabourintheprocess
ofproduction.Additionally,thisresearchwasexpandedwithacomparativeanalysis
oftheEuropeanandNorthAmericancases,whichallowedtheauthortoconclude
thattheproductionfragmentationnetworkintheGreaterMekongSub-regionisstill
intheearlydevelopmentstage.
Thelastchallenge,whichisaddressedinthispart,involvesdiscussingindustrial
cooperationintheformofthetransferofarmsandmilitaryequipment.Theauthor
ofthischapterunderlinesthesignifcantroleofindustrialcooperationininternational
businessanditsvariousformssuchasstrategicalliance,jointventure,licensing,
subcontracting,andteamingagreements.Inthischapter,theauthoralsoexamined
theformsofindustrialcooperationinthedefenceindustryfromtheperspectiveof
theinternationaltransferofarmsandmilitaryequipment,whichallowedto
underlinetwogroupsofdeterminantsthatinfluenceindustrialcooperationinthe
armssectoranditsspectrum.Moreover,theauthoroutlinedthewayofactingonthe
partofgovernmentinstitutionsandthearmssector’sfunctioningasthedeterminants
thatsetfavourableconditionsforindustrialcooperation.
Theselectedissuesregardingtheculturalaspectsoftheglobaleconomicphenomena
aspectsarediscussedinthelastpartofthemonograph.Thefrstchapterbeginswith
acasestudyofKaruizawa,asummerresortinJapan,andthelocallyadopted