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Globalization, Local Economic Development and the Branch Plant Region: The Case of the Aberdeen Oil Complex

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CUMBERS A. (2000) Globalization, local economic development and the branch plant region: the case of the Aberdeen oil complex, Reg. Studies 34, 371-382. In recent years, there has been considerable debate over the consequences of globalization for local economic development. For some, globalization is seen as strengthening the position of transnational corporations (TNCs) and core regions over branch plant regions. For others globalization offers opportunities for the latter to create local advantages, particularly if they can construct more effective 'learning' relationships with the branch plants of transnational corporations. This paper contributes to this debate through a case study of the Aberdeen oil complex in the North East of Scotland. It suggests that while there are opportunities for branch plant regions to upgrade their activities in the short term, they still face huge structural problems in creating more sustainable forms of competitive advantage. CUMBERS A. (2000) Mondialisation, developpement economique local et regions ¤ a etablissements: etude de cas du complexe petrolifere a Aberdeen, Reg. Studies 34, 371- 382. Dans les dernieres annees, les consequences de la mondialisation pour le developpement economique local est un sujet tres controverse. Certains considerent la mondialisation comme la consolidation du positionnement des societes transnationales et des regions centrales par rapport aux regions ¤ a etablissements. D'autres estiment que la mondialisation leur offre des possibilites de developper des atouts locaux, notamment s'ils reussissent a etablir des rapports d'apprentissage plus efficaces avec les etablissements des socie ´te ´s transnationales. A partir d'une e ´tude de cas du complexe petrolifere a Aberdeen dans le nord-est de l'Ecosse, cet article cherche a contribuer au debat. On laisse supposer que les regions ¤ a etablissements se trouvent confrontees ¤ a d'enormes problemes structurels afin de developper un avantage competitif plus durable, bien que des possibilites d'ameliorer leurs activites se presentent ¤ a court terme. CUMBERS A. (2000) Globalisierung, wirtschaftliche Entwicklung am Ort und die Zweigstellenregion: der Fall des O lkomplexes von Aberdeen, Reg. Studies 34, 371-382. In den letzten Jahren wurde die Frage der Folgeerscheinungen der Globalisierung fur wirtschaftliche Entwicklung am Orte vielfach diskutiert. Wahrend manche Globalisierung als Starkung der Stellung staatenuberschreitender Korperschaften (transnational corporations= TNCs) und der Kernregionen im Verhaltnis zu Zweigstellenregionen betrachten, sehen andere sie als sich letzteren bietende Gelegenheit, Ortsvorteile zu schaffen, besonders wenn es ihnen gelingt, effektivere 'Lern' beziehungen mit den Zweigstellen staatenu ¨berschreitender Unternehmen aufzubauen. Dieser Aufsatz tragt zu der Debatte bei, indem er eine Studie des Falles des O lkomplexes um Aberdeen im Nordosten Schottlands vorlegt. Er weist darauf hin, dass Zweigstellenregionen, obschon ihnen Moglichkeiten zur kurzfristigen Verbesserung ihrer geschaftlichen Unternehmungen offenstehen, sich bei der Schaffung nachhaltigerer Formen von Wettbewerbsvorteilen immer noch enormen Strukturproblemen gegenubersehen.

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  • Andrew Cumbers, 2000. "Globalization, Local Economic Development and the Branch Plant Region: The Case of the Aberdeen Oil Complex," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(4), pages 371-382.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:34:y:2000:i:4:p:371-382
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400050078141
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