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FDI and supplier-oriented upgrading in the Czech motor vehicle industry
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Abstract The Czech Republic has succeeded in building a new comparative advantage in the motor vehicle and motor component production. Yet the Czech-owned companies only weakly contribute to the Czech upgrading. The Czech-owned companies are totally absent from the first tier suppliers and are only linked by... view more
The Czech Republic has succeeded in building a new comparative advantage in the motor vehicle and motor component production. Yet the Czech-owned companies only weakly contribute to the Czech upgrading. The Czech-owned companies are totally absent from the first tier suppliers and are only linked by casual technological relationships to foreign-owned multinational subsidiaries. This kind of relationship limits the vertical spillovers from foreign-owned multinational subsidiaries and is responsible for the existence of a weak link in the Czech automotive system that may foster the relocation of foreign-owned subsidiaries in foreign countries.... view less
Classification
Economic Sectors
Political Economy
Free Keywords
Czech motor vehicle industry; Upgrading; Foreign direct investment (FDI); Indigenous firms
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
Page/Pages
p. 627-638
Journal
Regional Studies, 44 (2010) 5
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400903095253
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)