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Globalization Processes in the Clothing Industry of Transcarpathia, Western Ukraine

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  • Christos Kalantaridis
  • S. Slava
  • K. Sochka

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K ALANTARIDIS C., S LAVA S. and S OCHKA K. (2003) Globalization processes in the clothing industry of Transcarpathia, Western Ukraine, Reg. Studies 37 , 173-186. This paper sets out to examine the integration of a region undergoing a process of post-socialist transformation in the global marketplace. In doing so it draws upon the experience of the clothing industry in Transcarpathia, Western Ukraine. The findings of extensive fieldwork investigation suggest that, during the mid 1990s, sub-contracting linkages were established through intermediaries located in economies, which achieved significant advances in the process of transformation (such as Hungary and Slovakia), between local manufacturers and parent enterprises abroad. The role of the mediators was subsequently diminished, partly due to the adoption of greater commitment strategies by some parent enterprises and the emergence of local mediators and a handful of entrepreneurial manufacturers. This led to the formation of complex networks of production and role differentiation among local and global economic agents. The resulting recovery in the employment provided by the industry to some 60% of the pre-1991 levels constitutes a rare success story in the regional context. However, there are serious concerns about the long-term viability of this pattern of growth.

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  • Christos Kalantaridis & S. Slava & K. Sochka, 2003. "Globalization Processes in the Clothing Industry of Transcarpathia, Western Ukraine," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 37(2), pages 173-186.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:37:y:2003:i:2:p:173-186
    DOI: 10.1080/0034340022000057442
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    1. Javier Revilla Diez & Daniel Schiller & Daria Zvirgzde, 2016. "Doing business in Ukraine – multinational companies in the trap of regional institutions?," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 34(4), pages 638-655, June.
    2. Lux Gabor, 2009. "Divergent Patterns of Adaptation Among Central European Old Industrial Regions," European Spatial Research and Policy, Sciendo, vol. 16(1), pages 145-157, June.
    3. Jennifer Bair, 2006. "Regional Trade and Production Blocs in a Global Industry: Towards a Comparative Framework for Research," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 38(12), pages 2233-2252, December.
    4. Serafini, Giovanni O. & Szamosi, Leslie T., 2015. "Five star hotels of a Multinational Enterprise in countries of the transitional periphery: A case study in human resources management," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 24(6), pages 972-983.
    5. John Pickles & Adrian Smith & Milan Bucěk & Poli Roukova & Robert Begg, 2006. "Upgrading, Changing Competitive Pressures, and Diverse Practices in the East and Central European Apparel Industry," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 38(12), pages 2305-2324, December.

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