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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Kojima, Michikazu,
• Sakata, Shōzo,

Titel

International trade of secondhand goods : flow of secondhand goods, actors and environmental impact

Ort / Verlag

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan,

Erscheinungsjahr

[2021]

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Issues and New Business Trends in the International Trade of Secondhand Goods -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Socio-economic Impacts of, and Factors Involved in, International Trade of Secondhand Goods -- 1.2.1 Conventional Arguments on Secondhand Goods Trade and Economic Development -- 1.2.2 New Institutional Settings, New Business Trends, and New Concepts -- 1.2.3 Trade of Secondhand Goods as Missing Link in Circular Economies -- 1.3 Structure of This Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Economic Impact of Imported Secondhand Agricultural Machinery in Rural Vietnam -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Export of Agricultural Machines from Japan to Vietnam -- 2.2.1 Japan as the Top Exporter of Agricultural Machines to Vietnam -- 2.2.2 Supply Channels of Secondhand Machines from Japan to Vietnam -- 2.3 Diffusion of Agricultural Machines in the Mekong Delta Region -- 2.3.1 Mechanization of Agriculture in the Mekong Delta Region -- 2.3.2 Ownership and Distribution of Agricultural Machines -- 2.3.3 Repairing and Customizing Agricultural Machines -- 2.4 Roles of Secondhand Agricultural Machines in Economic Development -- 2.4.1 Impact on Local Economies -- 2.4.2 Factors of Diffusion of Agricultural Machines -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: International Trade of Used Trains: The Case of Japanese Used Rolling Stock in Indonesia -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Facts and Data on Japanese Used Railroad Rolling Stock in Southeast Asia -- 3.3 How Was Japanese Used Railroad Rolling Stock Transferred? The Case of Indonesia -- 3.3.1 Increasing Needs of Urban Railway Services in Jakarta -- 3.3.2 Transfer of Japanese Used Railroad Rolling Stock -- 3.3.3 Reorganization of Jakarta's Railway Service and Japanese Used Railroad Rolling Stock.
• 3.4 Why Were Japanese Used Trains Preferred -- 3.4.1 Specification Fitting -- 3.4.2 History of Railway Development Cooperation -- 3.4.3 Economic Reasons for Transferring Used Railroad Rolling Stock -- 3.4.4 Personal Relationships -- 3.5 How Are Japanese Used Railroad Rolling Stock Utilized in Indonesia? -- 3.5.1 Repair and Stock of Repair Parts -- 3.5.2 Timing of Rolling Stock Replacement -- 3.5.3 Disagreement Within the Government on Rolling Stock Procurement -- 3.6 Characteristics of Used Railroad Rolling Stock Exports -- 3.7 Conclusion -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- References -- Chapter 4: The Location Problem of International Trade in Used Auto Parts -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Characteristics of Used Auto Parts, Related Industries, and Agglomeration -- 4.3 Progress of International Reuse of Automobiles from Japan -- 4.4 Flow of Used Parts in Japan -- 4.4.1 First Pattern -- 4.4.2 Second Pattern -- 4.5 Location of Dismantlers and Used Auto Parts Dealers in Japan -- 4.5.1 History and Location of Automobile Dismantlers -- 4.5.2 Present Condition of Agglomeration and Its Function (Case Study of the Hokuso Area) -- 4.5.3 Impact of International Reuse on Agglomeration -- 4.6 Geographical Agglomeration in Overseas Markets -- 4.6.1 Sharjah Market -- 4.6.2 Colombo, Sri Lanka -- 4.6.3 Advantages of Agglomeration in These Markets -- 4.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Used Vehicles and Auto Parts Trade in New Zealand and Pacific Island Countries -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Used Car Market in New Zealand -- 5.3 Migrant Entrepreneurs and Their Transition -- 5.4 Used Car Markets in Fiji -- 5.5 Disposal of End-of-Life Vehicles in New Zealand and Pacific Island Countries -- 5.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: An Informal Used-Car Trading System Between Hong Kong and East African Countries Using ICT -- 6.1 Introduction.
• 6.2 The Connection Between the "Sharing Economy" and "Informal Economy" -- 6.3 Tanzanians in Hong Kong -- 6.4 Business Practices of Tanzanian Used-Car Brokers in Hong Kong -- 6.4.1 Export Volume of Used Cars in Hong Kong -- 6.4.2 Process by Which Tanzanian Brokers Export Used Cars -- Assisting Traders Coming from Africa to Hong Kong -- Operating Activities for Used-Car Sellers and Dismantlers -- Export of Used Cars Ordered by Customers in Africa -- 6.5 Difficulties Encountered by Used-Car Brokers -- 6.5.1 Case 1 -- 6.5.2 Case 2 -- 6.6 Development of a Used-Car Trading System Through Social Media Platform -- 6.6.1 TRUST Business Platform -- 6.6.2 Construction of an Informal Cash Remittance System -- 6.6.3 Characteristics and Advantages of Using TRUST -- 6.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: International Trade of Used and Retread Tires -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 International Trade of Used and Retread Tires -- 7.2.1 International Trade Statistics of Used and Retread Tires -- 7.2.2 Trends in International Trade of Used and Retread Tires -- 7.2.3 Exporting and Importing Countries of Used Tires -- 7.2.4 Importing and Exporting Countries of Retread Tires for Passenger Cars -- 7.2.5 Imports and Exports of Retread Tires for Buses and Trucks -- 7.2.6 Imports and Exports of Retread Tires for Aircraft -- 7.2.7 Overview of Trend in International Trade of Used and Retread Tires -- 7.3 Reasons Behind Import Restrictions on Used and Retread Tires -- 7.4 Factors Affecting Imports and Exports of Used and Retread Tires -- 7.5 Toward Appropriate Policy on Used and Retread Tires -- 7.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Controlling an Invisible Flow of Product Reuse: The Current State of International Reuse of Used Household Appliances in Thailand and Japan -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Current State of the Invisible Flow of Product Reuse in Thailand.
• 8.2.1 Impact of China's Restrictions on the Importation of Waste for Use as Raw Materials -- 8.2.2 Current State of Border Exporting to Neighboring Countries -- 8.3 Controlling Reuse in Japan under the Home Appliance Recycling Law -- 8.3.1 Controlling Domestic Reuse -- 8.3.2 Controlling Overseas Reuse -- 8.4 Conclusion -- References -- Index.
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