The Moving Frontier
The Changing Geography of Production in Labour-intensive Industries
Published in December 2008
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-7546-7448-1 (ISBN)
Description
The globalisation and liberalisation of markets which have taken place over the past 25 years, combined with developments in information and communication technologies, has led to a considerable shift in economic policy and the spatial organisation of production, resulting in a decentralisation of economic activity, particularly in labour-intensive, price-competitive industries. Drawing from case studies from regions such as the Eastern and South-eastern frontiers of the EU, this book examines the changes in geography of European production.Based on two theoretical approaches: the Global Commodity Chain and the Global Production Network, this book investigates the multitude of processes, as well as diverse consequences of global integration upon industries, regions, enterprises and employees. The book also defines and analysis multiple causes of decentralisation, arguing that it is not simply the pursuit of cheaper and more adaptable labour. In doing so, it demonstrates that the effects of delocalisation within Europe, unlike those in the rest of the developed world, are less negative than usually portrayed.
It concludes by putting forward recommendations for best future practice of successful adjustment strategies and examines how these might be adopted elsewhere in the world.
It concludes by putting forward recommendations for best future practice of successful adjustment strategies and examines how these might be adopted elsewhere in the world.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
includes 43 line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7546-7448-1 (9780754674481)
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Person
Lois Labrianidis is Professor of Economic Geography in the Department of Economics at the University of Macedonia, Greece.
Content
Preface; Introduction, Lois Labrianidis; Part I Thematic Analysis of the European Experience: Delocalization and development in Europe: conceptual issues and empirical findings, Thanasis Kalogeresis and Lois Labranidis; Patterns of enterprise strategies in labour-intensive industries: the case of 5 EU countries, Christos Kalantaridis, Ivaylo Vassilev and Grahame Fallon; Social consequences of delocalization in labour-intensive industries: the experience of old and new members of the EU, Krzysztof Gwosdz and Boleslaw Domanski; Between policy regimes and value chains in the restructuring of labour intensive industries, Ivaylo Vassilev, Grzegorz Micek and Artemios Kourtesis.; Part II Industrial Analysis of the European Experience: The impact of internationalization on the clothing industry, Christos Kalantaridis, Ivaylo Vassilev and Grahame Fallon; Footwear industry: delocalization and Europeanization, Poli Roukova, Spartak Keremidchiev, Margarita Ilieva and Evgeni Evgeniev; The impact of delocalization on the European software industry, Robert Guzik and Grzegorz Micek.; Part III The Experience from Elsewhere in the World: Corporate strategies for software globalization, Alok Aggarwal, Orna Berry, Martin Kenney, Stefanie Ann Lenway and Valerie Taylor; Newly emerging paradigms in the world economy: global buyers, value chain governance and local suppliers' performance in Thailand, Carlo Pietrobelli and Frederica Saliola; African cloth, export production and 2nd-hand clothing in Kenya, Tina Mangieri; Conclusions, Lois Labrianidis; Index.