Highlighting the importance of regional and national differences in industrial development, this book is a pioneering long term comparison of the two regions of Lancashire and Kansai.

1. Region and History Douglas A. Farnie and Takeshi Abe 2. Region and Nation Douglas A. Farnie and Tetsuro Nakaoka 3. Comparisons between the development of big business in the North-west of England and in Osaka, 1900-1990s. David J. Jeremy, Takeshi Abe and Jun Sasaki 4. Japan, Lancashire and the Asian Market for cotton manufactures 1890-1990 Douglas A. Farnie and Takeshi Abe 5. Labour Management in the Textile Industry Kenneth D. Brown and Kingo Tamai 6. Electronics Manufacturers in Osaka and Manchester: A comparison of Matsushita and Ferranti Tetsuro Nakaoka and John F. Wilson 7. A comparison of Cammell Laird and Hitachi Zosen as shipbuilders Kenneth D. Warren and Toru Takamatsu 8. Management Education in Japan and the United Kingdom: Regional Dimensions John F. Wilson and Tamotsu Nishizawa 9. Industrial research in Osaka and North-west England from the 1920s to the 1960s. Minoru Sawai and Geoffrey Tweedale 10. Region and Strategy Douglas A. Farnie, Tetsuro Nakaoka, David J. Jeremy, John F. Wilson and Takeshi Abe