The countries in Central Eastern
Europe (CEE) have strongly industrialised
economies and attained
income levels comparable to
Southern and Southwestern Europe.
However, the gap in per
capita income with respect to the
technological leaders in Northern
and Western Europe persists. A
“second transition”, focusing on
industrial and innovation policy,
is necessary to reduce this gap.
Upcoming technological innovations
and EU climate action plans
will have a strong impact on CEE
countries. They must use these
changes to attract and foster higher
value-added elements of the
production process and strengthen
domestic technological competencies
within their countries.
Fostering these competencies will
require active industry and innovation
strategies that overcome
the specific weaknesses of the
current “dependent” growth
model and bring productivity
closer to the levels seen in
Scandinavia or Germany.
Author(s): Ernst Hillebrand
Publisher: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Year: 2022
Language: English
Commentary: decrypted from A87F2EA7DA4C183026F4A196C36FFB72 source file
Pages: 26
City: Budapest
INTRODUCTION �������������������������������������������������������������������������� 2
1 SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION:
THE INDUSTRIAL DIVISION
OF LABOUR IN EUROPE ����������������������������������������������������������3
2 THE CURRENT GROWTH MODEL:
DEPENDENT MARKET CAPITALISM
AND THE “FACTORY ECONOMY” ���������������������������������������9
3 THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME:
INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE ������������� 13
4 STRENGTHENING INNOVATION SYSTEMS
IN CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE ��������������������������������������� 16
5 CONSEQUENCES FOR THE REGION‘S
ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY ���������������������� 19
References ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 21
