Introduction / Lois Labriandis -- Delocalization and development in Europe : conceptual issues and empirical findings / Athanasios Kalogeresis, Lois Labrianidis -- Patterns of enterprise strategies in labour-intensive industries : the case of five EU countries / Christos Kalantaride, Ivaylo Vassiliev, Grahame Fallon -- Social consequences of delocalization in labour-intensive industries : the experience of old and new members of the EU / Krzysztof Gwosdz, Boleslaw Domański -- Between policy regimes and value chains in the restructuring of labour-intensive industries / Ivaylo Vassilev, Grzegorz Micek, Artemios Kourtesis -- The impact of internationalization on the clothing industry / Christos Kalantaridis, Ivaylo Vassilev, Grahame Fallon -- The impact of delocalization on the European electronics industry / Rünno Lumiste -- Footwear industry : delocalization and Europeanization / Poli Roukova, Spartak Keremidchiev, Margaria Ilieva, Evgeni Evgeniev -- The impact of delocalization on the European software industry / Robert Guzik, Grzegorz Micek -- Corporate strategies for software globalization / Alok Aggarwal, Orna Berry, Martin Kenney, Stefanie Anne Lenway, Valerie Taylor -- Newly emerging paradigms in the world economy : global buyers, value chain governance and local suppliers' performance in Thailand / Carlo Peitrobellli, Federica Saliola -- African cloth, export production and second-hand clothing in Kenya / Tina Mangieri -- Conclusion / Lois Labrianidis