Pernilla S. Rafiqui, Martin Schröder, Örjan Sjöberg, Helmut Voelzkow, and Colin Crouch
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- May 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780199551170
- eISBN:
- 9780191720802
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199551170.003.0004
- Subject:
- Business and Management, Political Economy, Innovation
This chapter juxtaposes governance of the furniture industry in Ostwestfalen–Lippe and southern Sweden to the characteristics of the German and Swedish ‘models’, respectively, in order to determine ...
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This chapter juxtaposes governance of the furniture industry in Ostwestfalen–Lippe and southern Sweden to the characteristics of the German and Swedish ‘models’, respectively, in order to determine whether these regional sectors have been typical of their national cases; and, if not, whether any deviance from a model can be seen to have embodied a productive incoherence. It shows that the Swedish furniture industry is rather different from its counterpart in Germany, where incoherences appeared to be a disadvantage, while success included an ability to make use of the national institutional infrastructure. It might well be then, that the key to success for the German cluster, consists in shielding itself from erosion of aspects of the German model, which are taking place at the national level.Less
This chapter juxtaposes governance of the furniture industry in Ostwestfalen–Lippe and southern Sweden to the characteristics of the German and Swedish ‘models’, respectively, in order to determine whether these regional sectors have been typical of their national cases; and, if not, whether any deviance from a model can be seen to have embodied a productive incoherence. It shows that the Swedish furniture industry is rather different from its counterpart in Germany, where incoherences appeared to be a disadvantage, while success included an ability to make use of the national institutional infrastructure. It might well be then, that the key to success for the German cluster, consists in shielding itself from erosion of aspects of the German model, which are taking place at the national level.
Ross Brown and Philip Raines
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- November 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780199250011
- eISBN:
- 9780191596216
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0199250014.003.0018
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, International
Begins with an overview of foreign investment promotion in Western Europe by examining the importance of attracting investment as a goal from a national‐level perspective, emphasizing the change in ...
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Begins with an overview of foreign investment promotion in Western Europe by examining the importance of attracting investment as a goal from a national‐level perspective, emphasizing the change in attitudes that has taken place over the last decade; this section also includes a brief overview of the role of the European Commission in controlling competition between EU member states. Following this, the motives and policy instruments underpinning sub‐national actors in promoting foreign direct investment (FDI) in Western Europe are examined. To show these processes at work, case studies are used to compare the promotional policies of two European regions with very different approaches to attracting investment: Scotland and Nordrhein‐Westfalen. The final section addresses the future of FDI promotion policy.Less
Begins with an overview of foreign investment promotion in Western Europe by examining the importance of attracting investment as a goal from a national‐level perspective, emphasizing the change in attitudes that has taken place over the last decade; this section also includes a brief overview of the role of the European Commission in controlling competition between EU member states. Following this, the motives and policy instruments underpinning sub‐national actors in promoting foreign direct investment (FDI) in Western Europe are examined. To show these processes at work, case studies are used to compare the promotional policies of two European regions with very different approaches to attracting investment: Scotland and Nordrhein‐Westfalen. The final section addresses the future of FDI promotion policy.
