Sectoral and regional dimensions of industrialisation in East Central Europe

摘要

The manufacturing is one of the most significant driving factors within the export oriented economies of the East Central European countries. The secondary sector basically determines the growth potential of the whole economy and the labour market conditions. The new millennium represented a turning point in the industrial trends of East Central Europe. The industrial decline (deindustrialisation) of the 1990s was replaced by increase (industrialisation). The dynamic industrial restructuring has had severe sectoral and regional effects. The paper gives contributions to the analysis of the industrial trends of four East Central European countries (named Visegrad countries) during the 2000-2008 period.