Relocation and East-West competition: The case of the European automotive industry

International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-169

  Jürgens, Ulrich ^a,b,c,d   Krzywdzinski, Martin ^a,b,c  

^a WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

^b Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB)

^c and Work

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Eastern europe; Employment; International division of labour; Labour relations; Relocation; Work

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; EMPLOYMENT; RELOCATION; WAGES;

EASTERN EUROPE; INDUSTRIAL CAPABILITIES; INTERNATIONAL DIVISION OF LABOUR; LABOUR RELATIONS; LOW-WAGE COUNTRIES; WESTERN EUROPE; WORK; WORKING HOURS;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

EID: 45849124633     PISSN: 14709511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJATM.2008.018891     Document Type: Article

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