The Automotive Industry and European Integration The Divergent Paths
This book chronicles the divergent growth trends in car production in Belgium and Spain. It delves into how European integration, high wages, and the demise of GM and Ford led to plant closings in Belgium. Next, it investigates how lower wages and t
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The Automotive Industry and European Integration The Divergent Paths of Belgium and Spain
The Automotive Industry and European Integration
A. J. Jacobs
The Automotive Industry and European Integration The Divergent Paths of Belgium and Spain
A. J. Jacobs Department of Sociology East Carolina University Greenville, NC, USA
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Acknowledgments
I would like to thank the Brussels Centre for Urban Studies at Vrije Universiteit Brussel for the research fellowship that laid the foundation for this book. In particular, I must recognize Bas Van Heur and Elvira Haezendonck for their efforts during my stay in Brussels in 2017. Whereas Dr. Van Heur guided my path, it was Dr. Haezendonck who unselfishly set up my initial meetings with auto company officials. I also want to acknowledge the center’s Elena Solonia for her friendly logistical support, and Stefan DeCorte, Michael Ryckewaert, and Michel Van Meeteren for sharing their wisdom on the topic. Next, I would like to recognize Andreas Cremer, Jo Declercq, Francis Luyckx, Ivo Van Hauten, Isabelle Van Looy, and Eric Van Landeghem for their invaluable insight, and Ezequiel Aviles-Munoz, Ivan Borovcanin, Mio Bosnic, Mark DeMey, Ron Dubois, Pepe Perez, Michael Retour, Marivi Ricart, Rafael and Lola Salas, Claudia Torres-Rivas, and Paul Waley for their assistance in gathering information. Similarly, I want to offer special thanks to Marcus Ballenger at Palgrave for
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