Originally published in 1986, when the manufacturing structure of advanced economies was transformed. The internationalization of production, and the increasing rate of technological innovation remain key issues today. The impact of these changes is felt unevenly between regions. The problems facing the declining regions are discussed & analyzed.

1. The Internationalization of Production, Technological Change, Small Firms and Regional development: An Overview 2. The Internationalization of Production and De-Industrialization 3. The Internationalization of Production and Its Implications for the UK 4. The Regional Implications of Inward Direct Investment 5. The Role of Technical Change in National Economic Development 6. Growth and Structural Change: The role of Technical Innovation M. D. Thomas 7. The Regional Dimension to Technological Change in Great Britain 8. The Electronics Industry and Regional Development in Britain 9. Technical change in the Food Industry: The Impact of the Ishida Computer Weigher 10. the Economics of Smaller Businesses: Some Implications for Regional Economic Development 11. Trends in Small Firm Industrial Relations and their Implications for the Role of the Small Firm in Economic Restructuring 12. High Technology Small Firms and Regional Industrial Growth