Deslocalizaciones y empleo cooperativo. El caso de Fagor Electrodomésticos, S. Coop

Antton Mendizabal Etxabe (), Agurtzane Beguiristain Zubillaga () and Anjel Errasti Amozarrain ()
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Antton Mendizabal Etxabe: Instituto de Derecho Cooperativo y Economía Social (GEZKI). Universidad del País Vasco
Agurtzane Beguiristain Zubillaga: Instituto de Derecho Cooperativo y Economía Social (GEZKI). Universidad del País Vasco
Anjel Errasti Amozarrain: Instituto de Derecho Cooperativo y Economía Social (GEZKI). Universidad del País Vasco

CIRIEC-España, revista de economía pública, social y cooperativa, 2005, issue 52, 237-266

Abstract: This paper looks at the question of industrial relocation and its impact on cooperative employment from a theoretical and empirical perspective. In defining and contextualising the relocation phenomenon, the paper starts by analysing its scale, causes and some of its consequences in the context of globalisation. Following this theoretical analysis, the paper then embarks on a case study of economic and social aspects in the international expansion of Fagor Electrodomésticos S. Coop. Fagor is attempting to consolidate its position in the European domestic appliance market in a climate in which production is being concentrated and relocated in the east and the threat of Asian competition looms large. It is doing so by pursuing an international growth strategy that has led to it setting up in countries such as Morocco, Argentina, Poland and France. The paper thus sets out to examine the business, economic, social and cooperative implications of this strategy. By way of conclusion, we put forward some possible strategies for the cooperative world to deal with the challenge of globalisation and relocation.

Keywords: Relocation; multinationals; cooperatives; international growth; employment; MCC; Fagor Electrodomésticos. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D20 D29 G30 G39 J54 P13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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