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Plant Closure and Institutional Modernisation

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  • David Charles

    (Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU)

  • Paul Benneworth

    (Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU)

Abstract

The Siemens plant in North Tyneside, England gave the pretext for a range of local agencies to act together, to modernise part of the regional institutional infrastructure. This improvement meant that when the investment closed, and technological, organisational and skill modernisation by the firm in the region ceased, the region continued to experience the benefits from the temporary presence of the investment. This paper uses the case of Siemens to problematise the conventional understanding of the ephemerality of branch-plant investments to understand how they can usefully contribute to the modernisation of peripheral industrial regions within the UK.

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  • David Charles & Paul Benneworth, 1999. "Plant Closure and Institutional Modernisation," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 14(3), pages 200-213, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:loceco:v:14:y:1999:i:3:p:200-213
    DOI: 10.1080/02690949908726492
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