Japanese Investment and British Trade Unionism: Thatcher and Nissan Revisited in the Wake of Brexit

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Hitoshi Suzuki

Japanese Investment and British Trade Unionism

Thatcher and Nissan Revisited in the Wake of Brexit

Hitoshi Suzuki

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English

Springer Verlag, Singapore
24 November 2020

History: earliest times to present day; International relations; International economics; Retail sector

Series: New Directions in East Asian History

This book revisits the long contested negotiation between the Thatcher administration and Nissan for the latter's first green-field plant in Europe. From the very beginning, the plant took Britain’s EC/EU membership and tariff-free access to the single market as a token. A considerable amount of aid including component supplies was provided to attract Japanese investment and to prevent its transfer to the continent. The successful launch of Sunderland highlighted improved Anglo-Japanese relations and put an end to the Japan-EC/EU trade conflict. But the price was paid by Nissan’s slump and fall, and by trade unions in both countries failing to keep counterchecks on management. Brexit and the fall of Carlos Ghosn were a double blow to Anglo-Japanese relations which are in a state of drift and need redefinition.

By: Hitoshi Suzuki
Imprint: Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of Publication: Singapore
Edition: 1st ed. 2020
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9789811590573
ISBN 10: 9811590575
Series: New Directions in East Asian History
Pages: 195
Publication Date: 24 November 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction.- Japan’ s post-war reconstruction, the car industry, and Nissan/Datsun.- British car industry and Anglo-Japanese relations in the post-war period.- The negotiations over financial assistance and local contents.- The deal: financial aid and local contents.- Plant location Sunderland.- Epilogue.- Conclusion.

Hitoshi Suzuki is Deputy Director of the Economic Partnership Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan. He has written articles on Japan-EU trade including, “The new politics of trade: EU-Japan” and a Japanese monograph, Thatcher and the Nissan Sunderland Plant. He was Associate Professor at the University of Niigata Prefecture and has been Visiting Fellow at the Monash European and EU Centre and the Department of International History, LSE.