Enterprise Co-operation along the Border from Hungarian Point of View

Abstract

The aim of this study is to demonstrate the most important effects of the border on the daily activities of the enterprises in the West Transdanubian region. The border play an important role in last 15 years development process in the West Transdanubian region, which region has one of the most dynamic economic growth in the last decade. The closeness to the border, and to western markets was especially important for foreign direct investments and adopting the western (Austrian) patterns of enterprises. The strengthening changes in the end of 80s and first half of 90s transform the long time isolated and partitioned border region falt to opened and rejoined border region. After the enlargement of the EU this transformation process expected to lead in the near future to the shape of an integrated border region with the free movement of products, services and production factors (capital and labour). One of the most important dimensions of the characteristics of this border region is economy, which embraces the cross-border activities, the foreign market relationships, the co-operation opportunities, the increasing competition of the enterprises operating in the West Trans- danubian region and generally all economic advantages and disadvantages arise from the closeness of the border.