高度成長期以降における下請制の構造と展開 : 自動車部品業者を対象とする企業間関係の史的分析

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As one of the most characteristic features of the Japanese auto industry, the system of subcontracting has been evaluated in various ways and regarded as an important factor in Japanese industrial competitiveness overseas. There have been, however, many arguments which tend to apply only to the relations between car assemblers and their direct suppliers, and also deal only with the rational side of one-to-one relations between firms. The purpose of this paper is to examine the characteristics of the Japanese subcontractor system with an emphasis on its structural stratification and how the collective interests of the suppliers have influenced its workings. First, I analyze interactions between a group of car assemblers (the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association) and a group of major suppliers (the Japan Auto Parts Industries Association). Second, I examine smaller suppliers' relations with their buyers, based on the results of a survey which I carried out in the Keihin district. While the subcontractor system in Japan has been reinforced since the 1960s, various problems have also emerged during the process. Although the solutions to the problems differ from one tier of the system to another, they reflect the collective interests and activities of the suppliers in each tier.
社会経済史学会の論文
2000-11-25