Globalization and the Patterns of Industry location: The Case of the Aerospace Industry Jorge Niosi & Majlinda Zhegu UQAM May 2005

Introduction The metaphor of blind men and the elephant Time for an holistic perspective

Plan of the presantation Theoretical perspectives Regionalisation and globalization: the case of aircraft Co-evolution of industry, regions and public policies Concluding remarks

Theoretical perspectives Regionalization theories : – The New Economic Geography – The Learning Economies and Knowledge Spillovers Theories – The System of Innovation perspectives Internationalization theories : –Causes –Globalization taxonomies –Role of multinational firms The interaction between the two systems

Interaction between local and global systems: The case of aircraft industry The characteristics of the industry The patterns of industry location –The early years –The growth period –The maturity period Local and global dynamics

Location patterns: the early years

…the early years (continue)

The growth period

…continue Total US Aircraft industry employment in 2002

…continue Airlines performances after market deregulations

Maturity and (or) the decline period

…continue The Supply chain restructuring

Archetypes of regions The incubator Region The National Champion Hosting Region The International Mega-Centers

Mechanisms driving the co-evolution Atomistic Public policies interventions Global pipelines

System dynamics Limit to success situation Growth and undeinvestment situation Escalation situation

National Champions Hosting Regions and International Mega-Regions

Concluding remarks Holistic view of the co-evolution of industries, regions and public policies Formulation of adequate strategies in specific moments and spaces Evolution and diversity Future developments: – building blocs (industries, regions, systems of innovation) – mechanisms (public policies, local or global networks, etc)