Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The larger companies are under a heavier scrutiny than the smaller ones. But with a well oiled PR mill they sometimes give the appearance of concern. But, I wonder how VW in Brazil did? The smaller companies, on the other hand, are a different story. S. Dimitrov > From: Nathan Wajsman <n.wajsman@chello.nl> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2004 18:35:12 +0200 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: [Leica] Re: foreign investment (WAS: Fungus in camera) > > Slobodan, > > I don't know enough about the maquiladoras to have a qualified opinion, > but as far German and other Western investment in Eastern Europe, it is > a resounding success. Take Skoda as an example. During Communist times > it produced cars for the domestic market and the other E.European > countries. Very few were exported to the West, mainly because the > quality was on par with the late Yugo. But now Skoda is a division of > Volkswagen, making excellent cars, and it is far more efficient that > VW's factories in Germany. Of course VW made the investment not out of > altruistic motives but to save on labor cost and enter new markets. > Slovakia just secured a huge investment from Huyndai and is fast > becoming one of the largest car producers in Europe. Sure, the Czech > workers at Skoda make less than VW workers in Germany, but that is not a > relevant comparison. What is relevant is whether they are better paid > and better treated than other workers in the Czech economy, and that is > undoubtedly the case. > > Direct foreign investment is almost always a good thing for the host > country. > > Nathan > > Slobodan Dimitrov wrote: >> When has a triviality such as 'illegal' ever stopped a corporation, if it >> went against their self-interest. >> While I don't have the info at my fingertips, didn't a number of German >> corp. giants buy industries in Eastern Europe just for such reasons. That >> is, to escape the homeland illegalities by going where it was 'legal'. At >> times just a few miles away. >> Ourselves, we have just such a fiasco here on the border with the >> Maquiladoras. >> S. Dimitrov >> >> >> > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > Mobile: +31 6 30 868 671 > General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information