Changing inter-firm relations in the European automotive industry: increased dependence or enhanced autonomy for components producers?

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 317-328

  Sadler, David ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; INVESTMENT; MANUFACTURING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 0032439896     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096977649800500403     Document Type: Article

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