Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; List of acronyms; Introduction; Industry integration in the pan-European economy: a review of theoretical and empirical issues; Network alignment in the catching-up economies of Europe; State strategy and regional integration: the EU and enlargement; Industrial networks in central and eastern Europe at the firm level: summary and overview of ten case studies; Network realignment in the CEE food-processing industry; Patterns of industrial upgrading in the clothing industry in Poland and Romania
The electronics industry in central and eastern Europe: an emerging production location in the alignment of networks perspectivePolicy and production integration in the central European electricity industry; Foreign direct investment and indigenous industry in Ireland: a review of the evidence; Integration of Slovenia into EU and global industrial networks; FDI and industrial networks in Hungary; Industrialization and internationalization in the Spanish economy; Markets and networks in Romania: systemic unrest or life after disorganization?; Introduction
Summary
Annotation This informative new book analyses the extent and major determinants of the east and west European industrial networks in reinforcing the competitive advantages of the EU and CEECs
