Register  |  Login  |  Inquiries  |  Sitemap |  
Advanced Search
The Journal of Economic Integration 2007 March;22(1) :91-111.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11130/jei.2007.22.1.91
The Uneven Integration of Polish Manufacturing Industries into the European Single Market

Anna Wziątek-Kubiak

Institute of Economics
Copyright ©2007 The Journal of Economic Integration
ABSTRACT

The paper aims to show the uneven process of integration of Polish manufacturing into the Single Market due to differentiational changes in competitiveness across industries (third digit level of NACE Rev. 1.1 classification) in 1996-2001. It starts with a discussion on the nature and measurement of competitiveness. Since this notion is derived from that of competition as rivalry, the effects and factors of competition are the focus. Section 2 describes the overall picture of changes in competitiveness of Polish manufacturing measured by changes in market shares and relative labour productivity. Changes in relative unit export values as a measure of changes in quality of products produced in Poland are considered. Section 3 analyses the usefulness of various measures of changes in the competitiveness of Polish manufacturing in depicting the uneven process of integration of industries into the Single Market. In the last section the winners and losers in the process of integration of Polish manufacturing into the Single Market and the factors determining uneven integration are analysed.

JEL classification:D24, D40, F14, F15, J24, L10, L60

Keywords: Competitiveness | Integration | Transition economies | Competition
Editorial Office
Center for Economic Integration, Sejong University, 209, Neungdong-Ro, Gwangjin-Gu,
Seoul, 05006, Korea
TEL : +82-2-3408-3338    FAX : +82-2-6935-2492   E-mail : jei@sejong.ac.kr, editorial.office@e-jei.org
Browse Articles |  Current Issue |  For Authors and Reviewers |  About
Copyright© by Center for Economic Integration.      Developed in M2PI