Interconnected Worlds: Global Electronics and Production Networks in East Asia

The title of this book tells us that it is about the role of East Asian production networks in the interconnected worlds of global electronics. Yeung further explains that it is also about the global shift in electronics to East Asia since the 2000s, and further elaborates that he is providing a theory to explain “ this coevolutionary transformation in geographi-cal con fi gurations and its underlying organizational innovations and competitive dynamics that constitute the interconnected worlds of global electronics ” (p. 30). He goes on to explain that network dynamics are less governed by preexisting institutions and are “ mostly driven by the competitive network logics of seeking cost ef fi ciency, market access, fi nancial and capital gain and risk mitigation through the innovative (re)con fi guring of their production networks ” (p. 93). While adding a surprising caveat that including semiconductors “ may stand out as a rather unusual segment ” (p. 11), the book provides an excellent analysis of semiconductors in the information and communication technology sector.