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The Single European Market and SMEs: A Comparison of its Effects in the Food and Clothing Sectors in the UK and Portugal

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  • David Smallbone Shaw
  • Andrew Cumbers Shaw
  • Stephen Syrett Shaw
  • Roger Leigh

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SMALLBONE D., CUMBERS A., SYRETT S. and LEIGH R. (1999) The Single European Market and SMEs: a comparison of its effects in the food and clothing sectors in the UK and Portugal, Reg. Studies 33 , 51-62. The creation of a Single European Market in 1992 represented an attempt to accelerate the process of European economic integration. However, in terms of the actual impact of the Single Market process, most of the attention so far has concentrated upon the implications for the large firm corporate sector. In comparison, there has been a lack of in-depth analysis of the effects of the Single Market for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), despite the contribution to employment generation that is often prescribed for them in policy terms. This paper seeks to stimulate a more informed debate about the consequences of the Single Market for SMEs by contrasting the effects on firms in different spatial and sectoral contexts, drawing upon original survey evidence of SMEs in the food and clothing sectors in the UK and Portugal. SMALLBONE D., CUMBERS A., SYRETT S. et LEIGH R. (1999) Le marcheunique europeenet les PME: une comparaison de ses effets dans les secteurs de l'alimenation et de l'habillement au Royaume-Uni et au Portugal, Reg. Studies 33 , 51-62. L'etablissement d'un marche unique europeen en 1992 a represente une tentative d'accelerer le processus d'integration economique europeenne. Cependant, l'impact reelde l'echeance1992 s'etait fait sentir largement sur les grandes societes. Parcontre, rares sont les recherches approfondies quant a l'impact du marche unique sur les petites et moyennes entreprises (PME), en depit de leur ro⁁le de createurs d'emploi. Puisant dans les resultats des enque⁁tes originelles aupres des secteurs de l'alimentation et de l'habillement au Royaume-Uni et au Portugal, cet article cherche a susciter une discussion plus fondee sur les consequences du marche unique pour ce qui est des PME en comparant les effets sur les entreprises dans des contextes geographiqueset sectoriels differents. SMALLBONE D., CUMBERS A., SYRETT S. und LEIGH R. (1999) Der europaische Binnenmarkt und klein-bis mittelgrosse Unternehmen (SMC): ein Vergleich seiner Auswirkungen auf die Bereiche Lebensmittel und Bekleidung im Vereinigten Konigreich und Portugal, Reg. Studies 33 , 51-62. Die Schaffung eines europaischen Binnenmarktes im Jahre 1992 stellte einen Versuch dar, den Prozess des europaischen wirtschaftlichen Zusammenschlusses zu beschleunigen. Bisher hat sich jedoch die Aufmerksamkeit unter dem Aspekt der tatsachlichen Auswirkung des Binnenmarktprozesses auf die Implikationen furden korporativen Grossfirmensektor konzentriert. Im Vergleich damit fehlt es trotz des zur Schaffung von Arbeitsplazen geleisteten Beitrags, die politische Stellungnahme ihnen oft zuschreibt, an grundlichen Analysen der Auswirkungen des Binnenmarktsauf kleineund mittelgrosse Unternehmen (Small and Medium Enterprises - SME). Dieser Aufsatz sucht, eine besser fundierte Diskussion uberdie Konsequenzen des Binnenmarkts fur kleine und mittlere Unternehmen in Gang zu bringen, indem er die Auswirkungen auf Firmen in verschiedenen raumlichen und betriebssektoralen Zusammenhangen gegenubersellt, wozu Beweise von ursprunglichen Gutachten uber SME im Lebensmittel- und Bekleidungssektor im Vereinigten Konigreich und Portugal herangezogen werden.

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  • David Smallbone Shaw & Andrew Cumbers Shaw & Stephen Syrett Shaw & Roger Leigh, 1999. "The Single European Market and SMEs: A Comparison of its Effects in the Food and Clothing Sectors in the UK and Portugal," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(1), pages 51-62.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:33:y:1999:i:1:p:51-62
    DOI: 10.1080/00343409950118913
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