Learning by interacting and catching up in Central and Eastern European countries

evidence from outward processing traffic

Abstract

The article looks at Outward Processing Traffic (OPT) between the European Union (EU) and Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) to provide evidence on whether and how international trade and production contribute to raising CEECs' competitiveness. Adopting a "learning and innovation approach", it finds that OPT has been characterised by its unanticipated enduring persistence with important implications for the terms on which East-West interdependence is expanding. Developing mainly at the instigation of large German companies in the con text of rationalisation strategies at the regional scale, O PT has become in some circumstances an instrument of "learning by interacting", helping local firms to upgrade their capabilities and boost their competitiveness. However, the "learning mechanisms" that the arrangement triggers are developing unevenly throughout sectors and countries, with the resulting further entrenchment of development potential in the region.

Keywords

economic development;outward processing traffic;learning by interacting;European Union;Central Europe;Eastern Europe;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2001
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UL FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
UDC:	339.564(4)
COBISS:	8144461
ISSN:	1408-6980
Views:	72
Downloads:	1
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Interaktivno učenje in dohitevanje v srednje in vzhodnoevropskih državah
Secondary abstract:	Avtorica proučuje posle izvoznega oplemenitenja med Evropsko unijo in državami srednje in vzhodne Evrope, da bi tako pojasnila, ali oziroma kako mednarodna menjava in proizvodnja prispevata k večji konkurenčnosti držav srednje in vzhodne Evrope. Ko sprejme 'pristop učenja in inoviranja' , avtorica ugotavlja, da posli izvoznega oplemenitenja trajajo daljše obdobje od predvidenega, kar ima pomembne posledice za ustvarjanje (pogojev) soodvisnosti Vzhoda in Zahoda. Posli izvoznega oplemenitenja, ki so se razvili predvsem na pobudo nemških podjetij v kontekstu njihovih strategij racionalizacije na nivoju regije, so postali v nekaterih okoliščinah sredstvo 'interaktivnega učenja', saj so pomagali domačim podjetjem, da so povečala svoje zmožnosti in konkurenčnost. Vendar pa se 'mehanizmi učenja', ki ga takšni posli sprožijo, razvijajo neenako po sektorjih in državah, kar povzroča dodatne razlike v razvojnem potencialu v srednje- in vzhodnoevropski regiji.
Secondary keywords:	gospodarski razvoj;posli izvoznega oplemenitenja;interaktivno učenje;Evropska unija;Srednja Evropa;Vzhodna Evropa;
Type (COBISS):	Article
Pages:	str. 250-273, 299, 302
Volume:	ǂVol. ǂ4
Issue:	ǂno. ǂ3
Chronology:	Sep. 2001
ID:	14890014