A Successful Transformation? Restructuring of the Czech Automobile I
This book investigates the complex processes of the post-1990 transformation in the Czech automotive industry and its selective integration in the West European automobile manufacturing system. The post-1990 restructuring of the Czech automotive industry
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Petr Pavlínek
A Successful Transformation? Restructuring of the Czech Automobile Industry
Prof. Petr Pavlínek University of Nebraska at Omaha Department of Geography and Geology 6001 Dodge Street Omaha, NE 68182-0199 USA [email protected]
ISBN: 978-3-7908-2039-3
e-ISBN: 978-3-7908-2040-9
DOI 10.1007/978-3-7908-2040-9 Contributions to Economics ISSN: 1431-1933 Library of Congress Control Number: 2008923092 c 2008 Physica-Verlag Heidelberg This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: WMX, Heidelberg Printed on acid-free paper 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 springer.com
To the memory of my parents Ilona Pavlínková (1937-2001) and Josef Pavlínek (1929-2001)
Preface
I started researching the dramatic changes in the automobile industry of Central and East European countries in the late 1990s. My interest grew out of my previous work on the post-socialist transformation, foreign direct investment and regional economic development. While researching the economic and regional development effects of foreign direct investment, I was increasingly drawn to the automobile industry because of the speed and depth of its transformation through foreign direct investment and its potentially very significant economic and regional development effects. In addition to working on the Central and East European automobile industry as a whole, I became interested in detailed case studies of enterprise restructuring as I wanted to understand its complex nature and the role of different actors in the restructuring of the automobile industry. In order to achieve this goal, I visited dozens of automotive enterprises, especially in the Czech Republic (Czechia) to conduct in-depths interviews with key informants. I have also interviewed key informants at ministries, automotive associations and academia and collected various secondary data and information. This book is the outcome of this work. In this endeavor I have benefited from various support. The University Committee on Research and Creative Activity at the University of Nebraska at Omaha funded three field work sessions in Czechia to conduct interviews and research for this book. A part of the original writing was conducted during my visiting position at the Slavic Research Cent
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