Industrial mobility in the Netherlands:patterns, causes and impacts for spatial policy

The Mutation Balance project of the Dutch Chambers of Commerce indicates that in 1995 the annual number of firm migrations in the Netherlands was 67,700. This means that 7.9% of all firms registered by the Chambers of Commerce have moved in that year. On average, 180,000 jobs are involved in the migrations process. Since the mid nineteen eighties the firm mobility rate has been growing steadily. Business services are the most mobile sector, followed by wholesale. The greater part of the firm migrations are short distance moves, and most migrant firms are (very) small. The long distance migrati... Mehr ...