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The Foreign-owned Manufacturing Sector in UK Peripheral Regions, 1978-1993: Restructuring and Comparative Performance

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  • Ian Stone
  • Frank Peck

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STONE I. and PECK F. (1996) The foreign-owned manufacturing sector in UK peripheral regions, 1978-1993: restructuring and comparative performance, Reg. Studies 30, 55-68. This paper presents an analysis of foreign direct investment (FDI) trends since the late 1970s in the four main peripheral regions of the UK. Using unpublished database sources, it analyses the changing significance of the foreign-owned manufacturing sector in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the North of England and the sector's performance in terms of number of plants and associated employment alongside that of the indigenous sector in each of the regions. It reveals distinct differences in performance between the regions. Through identifying the main components contributing to overall change, the study provides insights into this aspect of regional restructuring, specifically the importance to employment change of new plants relative to that of closures, acquisitions and in situ expansions and contractions. It also shows that the regional differences in overall FDI performances is not merely the outcome of relative success in terms of attracting new plants, but reflects also superior performances in relation to other key components of change. Finally, it is shown that regional foreign-owned manufacturing sector performance does seem to be linked to the patterns of FDI change associated with the main countries/regions of investment origin. STONE I. et PECK F. (1996) L'industrie a capital etranger situee aux regions peripheriques du Royaume-Uni de 1978 a 1993: restructuration et performance comparative, Reg. Studies 30, 55-68. Cet article pesente une analyse des tendances relatives a l'investissement direct etranger effectue depuis la fin des annees 70 aux quatre regions peripheriques principales du Royaume-Uni. A partir des donnees officieuses, on analyse l'evolution de l'importance de l'industrie a capital etranger en Irlande du Nord, en Ecosse, au pays de Galles et dans le Nord d'Angleterre, ainsi que la performance du secteur en termes du nombre d'etablissements et de l'emploi associe par rapport a la performance du secteur autochtone dans chacune des regions. Il laisse voir des differences tres nettes dans la performance interregionale. En identifiant les variables cle qui contribuent au changement global, l'etude permet une comprehension de cet aspect de la restructuration regionale, particulierement l'importance de la variation de l'emploi des nouveaux etablissements par rapport a celle qui s'explique par les fermetures, par les acquisitions, et par les extensions et les contractions sur place. Il laisse voir aussi que les ecarts regionaux de la performance globale concernant l'investissement direct etranger resultent non settlement du succes relatif en termes du nombre des nouveaux etablissements attires, mais reflete aussi de meilleures performances relatives aux autres variables cle qui contribuent au changement. Pour conclure, on demontre que sur le plan regional la performance de l'industrie a capital etranger semble etre liee a la redistribution de l'investissement direct etranger associee aux principaux pays/regions d'ou vient l'investissement. STONE I. und PECK F. (1996) Der in auslandischem Besitz befindliche herstellende Sektor in Randgebieten des Vereinigten Konigreichs im Zeitraum 1978-1993: Umstrukturierung und verhaltnismassige Leistung, Reg. Studies 30, 55-68. Dieser Aufsatz stellt eine Analyse der Tendenzen auslandischer Direktinvestierungen (Foreign Direct Investment: FDI) Ende der siebziger Jahre in den vier Hauptrandgebieten des Vereinigten Konigreichs vor. Unter Benutzung unveroffentlichter Datenquellen analysiert er die sich wandelnde Bedeutung des in auslandischem Besitz befindlichen Sektors der herstellenden Industrie in Nordirland, Schottland, Wales und dem Norden Englands, und unter dem Aspekt der Niederlassungen und damit verbunden Beschaftigtenzahl die Leistung des Sektors gegenuber dem des einheimischen Sektors in jeder dieser Regionen. Es zeigen sich deutliche Leistungsunterschiede zwischen den Regionen. Indem die Studie die Hauptkomponenten identifiziert, die zum Gesamtwandel beitragen, gewahrt sie Einblick in diesen Aspekt der regionalen Umstrukturierung, besonders die Bedeutung fur den Wandel im Erwerbsleben, den neue Niederlassungen im Verhaltnis zu Schliessungen, Werksubernahmen sowie Erweiterungen und Schrumpfungen am Standort mit sich bringen. Sie zeigt auch, dass die regionalen Unterschiede in der gesamten FDI Leistung nicht nur das Ergebnis verhaltnismassigen Erfolgs, vom Erwerb neuer Niederlassungen hergesehen, ist, sondern auch hohere Leistungen in Bezug auf andere Hauptkomponenten des Wandels widerspiegelt. Abschliessend wird gezeig, das regonale Leistung in auslandischem Besitz befindlicher herstellender Sektoren mit Mustem des Wandels in FD I verknupft zu sein scheint, die mit den Hauptregonen oder-landem verbunden sind, aus denen die Investierungen stammen.

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  • Ian Stone & Frank Peck, 1996. "The Foreign-owned Manufacturing Sector in UK Peripheral Regions, 1978-1993: Restructuring and Comparative Performance," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(1), pages 55-68.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:30:y:1996:i:1:p:55-68
    DOI: 10.1080/00343409612331349478
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    4. Jonathan Jones & Colin Wren, 2004. "Do Inward Investors Achieve their Job Targets?," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, vol. 66(4), pages 483-513, September.
    5. J.H.L. Dewhurst, 2000. "Foreign Direct Investment and Development-agency Intervention: A Theoretical Model," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 37(3), pages 497-511, March.
    6. Jonathan Jones & Colin Wren, 2008. "Foreign Direct Investment and Prospects for the Northern Region," SERC Discussion Papers 0004, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
    7. Grahame Fallon & Mark Cook, 2014. "Explaining Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing Inbound FDI Location in Five UK Regions," Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG, vol. 105(3), pages 331-348, July.

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