Proximity matters? European Union enlargement and relocation of activities: The case of the Spanish automotive industry

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-166

  Bilbao Ubillos, Javier ^a   Camino Beldarrain, Vicente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Compared operating costs; European Union enlargement; Proximity requirements; Relocations of activities

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; EUROPEAN UNION; GLOBALIZATION; INVESTMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY; POLAND; SLOVAKIA; SLOVENIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 42149150958     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: 15523543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891242408316959     Document Type: Article

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