Transborder openess of service providers in the divided city of Gubin/Guben  Cover Image

Otwartość transgraniczna placówek usługowych w mieście podzielonym Gubin/Guben
Transborder openess of service providers in the divided city of Gubin/Guben

Author(s): Sylwia Dołzbłasz
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: Polish-German borderland; divided city; cross-border relation; service sector

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study was to analyse the transborder openness of service providers in the divided city of Gubin/Guben on the Polish-German border. To assess the level of openness of firms to clients from the other side of the border, four transborder categories have been examined (e.g. offers in the language of the neighbour, the possibilities of payment in the neighbour’s currency, the knowledge of the language). The analysis has shown a significant asymmetry in this respect. Whereas in the Polish part of the city the high level of transborder openness was observed, in the German unit the openness was hardly noticed.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 391
  • Page Range: 128-136
  • Page Count: 9