Examines whether the relocation of labour-intensive or unskilled assembly activities to developing countries raises overall skill requirements. Argues that these firms may stay dependent on the lead company in the international production network but could also be integrated into the global economy.

Due to both their size and the enormous pace of their growth, China and India constitute a class of their own among the group of anchor countries. In the coming decades the stance that Europe adopts toward these Asian drivers of global change will be no less important than the state of...

China und Indien stellen aufgrund ihrer Größe sowie ihres enormen Wachstums in der Gruppe der Ankerländer eine „Klasse für sich“ dar. Die europäische Haltung gegenüber diesen „ Drivers of Global Change “ wird in Zukunft so wesentlich sein, wie die transatlantischen Beziehungen....

How the complex value-chain structures in European manufacturing sectors will absorb the wave of economic disruption.

Countries referred to as “developing” are being urged more and more to reform their “investment climate”. It is often said that a “good” investment climate leads to both increased economic growth and reduced poverty. In these countries, corrupt government, clientelism, a lack of...