Spatial agglomerations in the Polish automotive industry

Auteurs :
GWOSDZ, K.
MICEK, G.

Description :
The AA. attempt to shed light on the emergence of spatial agglomerations and clusters in the history of the Polish post-communist automotive sector. Two main questions are addressed : what types of agglomerations dominate in the Polish automotive industry? and to what extent do the existing Polish geographical concentrations resemble Porter’s clusters? The evidence is based on the AA’ database covering 955 plants involved in production for the automotive industry. Three ideal types of agglomeration present at this stage of the development of the industry are : a TNC-led satellite platform, a hub-and-spoke district and a specialised cluster. In general, the Polish case confirms that Porter-type cluster formation is a long evolutionary process. At present, the competitive advantages of Polish agglomerations include factor conditions, whereas the linkages, non-production competencies and institutional environment lag behind. - (BJ)


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Przegląd geograficzny, issn : 0033-2143, 2010, vol. 82, n°. 2, p. 159-190, nombre de pages : 32, Références bibliographiques : 66 ref.

Date :
2010

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pologne, Warszawa, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe