Local and Regional Embeddedness of Foreign Industrial Investors in Poland

Lokalne i regionalne zakorzenienie zagranicznych inwestorów przemysłowych w Polsce

Summary: The author addresses the question of local and regional embeddedness of foreign industrial investors in Poland. It is analysed from the perspective of economic and social linkages developed by foreign-owned companies. Special emphasis is put on their supplier relationships as well as quantitative and qualitative impact on labour market. It is shown that the growing number of foreign investors becomes embedded in Polish regions and communities, at the same time making them integrated into global economy. The investors tend to enhance the capacity for sustained local and regional economic development, though the balance of positive and negative effects as well as the embeddedness of their activity differs markedly depending on industry, company strategy, type of investment and various place-specific characteristics

Słowa kluczowe (w języku angielskim): foreign investment, embeddedness, manufacturing, local communities, regional development

Prace Geograficzne, 2004, z. 114, s. 37-54.

Instytut Geografii i Gospodarki Przestrzennej UJ

ISSN 1644-3586

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