TY - BOOK ID - 7611344 TI - Vertical specialization and trade surplus in China PY - 2013 SN - 17595347 SN - 0857094475 0857094467 9780857094476 9780857094469 9780857094469 PB - Oxford DB - UniCat KW - China -- Commerce. KW - Industrial procurement. KW - Vertical integration -- United States. KW - Commerce KW - Business & Economics KW - Local Commerce KW - International trade. KW - Balance of trade KW - Offshore assembly industry KW - Investments, Foreign KW - Intermediate goods KW - China KW - Commerce. KW - Intermediate products KW - Semi-finished products KW - Assembly industry, Offshore KW - Export assembly industry KW - In-bond industry KW - Maquila plants KW - Maquiladora industry KW - Maquiladoras KW - Maquilas KW - Offshore manufacturing KW - Outsourcing (International trade) KW - Overseas assembly industry KW - Twin plant industry KW - Deficits, Trade KW - Trade, Balance of KW - Trade balance KW - Trade deficits KW - Trade surpluses KW - Surpluses, Trade KW - External trade KW - Foreign commerce KW - Foreign trade KW - Global commerce KW - Global trade KW - Trade, International KW - World trade KW - Manufactures KW - Export processing zones KW - International trade KW - Balance of payments KW - Mercantile system KW - Payment KW - International economic relations KW - Non-traded goods KW - E-books UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7611344 AB - The traditional flow of goods from primary production through to manufacturing and consumption has expanded across international borders conterminously with globalization. Vertical specialization (VS) in processing and manufacturing in China has driven export growth. In particular, intra-industry and intra-product trade between China, the US and East Asia has increased China's trade surplus over the long term. Vertical Specialization and Trade Surplus in China aims to measure the level of VS in the Chinese manufacturing industry to provide a more accurate representation of China's trade surplu ER -