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Globalization and the Patterns of Industry location: The Case of the Aerospace Industry. Jorge Niosi & Majlinda Zhegu UQAM May 2005. Introduction. The metaphor of blind men and the elephant T ime for an holistic perspective. Plan of the presantation. Theoretical perspectives
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Globalization and the Patterns of Industry location: The Case of the Aerospace Industry Jorge Niosi & Majlinda Zhegu UQAM May 2005
Introduction • The metaphor of blind men and the elephant Time for an holistic perspective
Plan of the presantation • Theoretical perspectives • Regionalisation and globalization: the case of aircraft • Co-evolutionof industry, regions and public policies • Concluding remarks
Theoretical perspectives • Regionalization theories: • The New Economic Geography • The Learning Economies and Knowledge Spillovers Theories • The System of Innovation perspectives • Internationalization theories: • Causes • Globalization taxonomies • Role of multinational firms • The interaction between the two systems
Interaction between local and global systems: The case of aircraft industry • The characteristics of the industry • The patterns of industry location • The early years • The growth period • The maturity period • Local and global dynamics
Archetypes of regions • The incubator Region • The National Champion Hosting Region • The International Mega-Centers
Mechanisms driving the co-evolution • Atomistic • Public policies interventions • Global pipelines
System dynamics • Limit to success situation • Growth and undeinvestment situation • Escalation situation
National Champions Hosting Regions and International Mega-Regions
Concluding remarks • Holistic view of the co-evolution of industries, regions and public policies • Formulation of adequate strategies in specific moments and spaces • Evolution and diversity • Future developments: • building blocs (industries, regions, systems of innovation) • mechanisms (public policies, local or global networks, etc)