Authors: Judit Ricz, Andrea Éltető

In: Problems of Post-Communism, 1–15.

DOI: 10.1080/10758216.2025.2459268

Abstract

Why does Hungary, a small peripheral economy within the EU, aspire to become the second-largest European battery producer by 2030? Our principal aim is to explain Hungary’s ambitious pursuit of the state-sponsored creation of this new sector. We argue that the Hungarian strategy does not align with the real developmental state approach and that the best way to understand it is to combine the dependency and illiberalism arguments, building on recent developments in the comparative capitalism field. The Hungarian case underscores the primary limitations of these theories in comprehending contemporary changes and challenges, including the misapplication of green industrial policy.

A Ricz, J., Éltető, A.: Paradoxes of Green Transition and Developmentalism: The Case of EV Battery Production in Hungary bejegyzés először VGI-én jelent meg.

Vor der Transition zur Elektromobilität

Szerzők: Martin Krzywdzinski, Bolesław Domański, Ştefan Guga, Krzysztof Gwosdz, Julia Kubisa, Katarína Lukáčová, Monika Martišková, Tibor Meszmann, Petr Pavlínek, Katarzyna Rakowska, Andrea Szalavetz

In: Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Working Paper Forschungsförderung Nummer 326, März 2024

Absztrakt (németül)

Die Transition zur Elektromobilität verläuft in Mittelost- und Südosteuropa langsamer als in Deutschland; zugleich wachsen Länder wie Polen und Ungarn zu wichtigen Komponentenstandorten für Elektromobilität heran. Daher werden durch die Transition mittelfristig keine negativen Beschäftigungseffekte erwartet, allerdings bleiben die Handlungsbedingungen für Gewerkschaften schwierig. Bei der Organisierung der Automobilzuliefererindustrie gibt es nur geringe Erfolge und die Koordination von Gewerkschaften innerhalb der Automobilzulieferbranche bleibt eher schwach.

A Szalavetz, A. et al.: Branchenanalyse Automobil- und Automobilzulieferindustrie in Mittelost- und Südosteuropa bejegyzés először VGI-én jelent meg.

Author: Ágnes Szunomár

Citation: Ágnes Szunomár, From Zero to Hero? Chinese Investment in Electric Vehicle Supply Chains in the Visegrád Four. Prague, Czech Republic: Association for International Affairs (AMO), 2024

Abstract

China has not only gained a foothold in the electric vehicle industry but has become one of the most important players globally. Accordingly, it wants to penetrate global markets, including the European one, with its own EVs, and also be close to other EV manufacturers to supply them with EV components, including batteries, via its own companies.

This paper analyzes the recent trend of Chinese investments in the electric vehicle (EV) supply chains in the Visegrád Four (V4) countries of Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland.

A Szunomár, Á.: From Zero to Hero? Chinese Investment in Electric Vehicle Supply Chains in the Visegrád Four bejegyzés először VGI-én jelent meg.