Restructuring of the Footwear Industry and the Industrial Adjustment of the Pusan Economy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4143601 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J D Lim (Pusan National University), Jeeyoung Lim (0000-0002-2606-7831, Pusan National University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 567-581 |
| Publication date | 1994-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1068/a260567 |
| OpenAlex | W2006736417 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 1 |
The manufacturing sector is the major industry of the City of Pusan and is dominated by the footwear industry which holds the position of the largest exporter of leather sports shoes in the world. The labor-intensive footwear manufacturing industry has been quickly losing its competitiveness, causing problems for the Pusan economy. The restructuring of the footwear industry is closely related to the restructuring of the Pusan economy. Factors contributing to the growth and decline of the industry and the region are discussed. Measures to restructure at firm, industry, and government level are introduced and discussed. The recent government designation of the footwear industry as the 'industry for rationalization' is also discussed and evaluated
Business · Economics · Economy · Government (linguistics) · Industrial organization · Management · Manufacturing · Market economy · Position (finance) · Rationalization (economics) · Restructuring · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Finance · Marketing
Production beyond the Horizon of Consumption
China's Shoe Manufacturing and the Wenzhou Model
Industrial geography
The Changing Global Geography of Low-Technology, Labor-Intensive Industry
Limits to Locking-out through Restructuring
Industrial Restructuring and Early Industry Pathways in the Asian First-Generation NICs
| Citations per year | 0.19 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1994 - 2011 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |