“…"This working paper provides an overview of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the automotive industry in Eastern Europe and Spain since the 1990s. …”

“…Using the German automotive industry as an example, we show the extent to which other countries contribute directly and indirectly to added value in this industry’s production."…”

“…The evidence on Polish–German trade union relations in the automotive industry suggests that labour organisations are undertaking a mix of national and cross-border initiatives, but their commitment to cross-border cooperation should not be taken for granted. …”

“…These transformations are captured in ethnographically orientated chapters on sweatshops; day labour; homework; unpaid contract work of Chinese construction workers; the introduction of insecure contracting in the Korean automotive industry; and the insecurity of Brazilian cane cutters. …”

“…Setbacks in Intensification Threaten the Five-Year Plan / by Vladimir Sobell Government Official on Resistance to Czechoslovak "Restructuring" / by Vladimir Sobell "Restructuring" in Agriculture / by Frank Pohl Direct Links: Progress Has Its Limits / by Jan Palec The Energy Outlook to the 21st Century / by Jan Palec The Automotive Industry: A New Phase Ahead? / by Jan Palec Charter 77 Document on Conditions in Prisons New Tendencies in Philosophical Thought? …”

“…By looking at the example of the Romanian automotive industry, a traditional stronghold for trade unions, we analyse how trade unions defend their interests at the local level. …”

“…In Sweden, workers in the retail and automotive industries are all covered by central agreements between the confederation of Trade unions, Landsorganisationen (LO), and the confederation of Swedish employees, Svenskt Näringsliv (SN). …”