The development of production, prices and employment in the EU electrical industry between the mid-1970s and the mid-1990s is analysed in order to test the hypothesis that the competitive pressure from low-income countries has led to the observed decline of the employment share of low-skilled...

This study explores the re-emergence of upstream vertical integration in the luxury leather goods industry. Based on information from interviews of two leather manufacturing professionals and a business case study, the present paper examines the factors guiding manufacturers to expand their...