Bolesław Domański is professor and the head of the Department of Regional Development, at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.Grzegorz Micek is an associate professor and the head of the PhD programme in socio-economic geography and spatial management at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.Robert Guzik is a lecturer at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.Krzysztof Gwosdz is an associate professor at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.Arkadiusz Kocaj is a lecturer at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.

• Introduction Part I. Theoretical Debate and European Context 1. Industrial Upgrading in the Context of the Core-Periphery Debate 2. Transformation of Central European Manufacturing in the European Context Part II. Upgrading Processes and Their Determinants in Automotive, Aircraft and Home Appliance Industries 3. Automotive Industry 4. Aircraft Industry 5. Home Appliance Industry Part III. Institutional, Social and Regional Dimensions 6. Regional Differentiation 7. Labour 8. Public Policies Part IV. Advance from the periphery? 9. Industrial Upgrading: Factors, Mechanisms and Effects 10. Conclusion

Bolesław Domański is professor and the head of the Department of Regional Development, at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.Grzegorz Micek is an associate professor and the head of the PhD programme in socio-economic geography and spatial management at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.Robert Guzik is a lecturer at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.Krzysztof Gwosdz is an associate professor at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.Arkadiusz Kocaj is a lecturer at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.

• Introduction Part I. Theoretical Debate and European Context 1. Industrial Upgrading in the Context of the Core-Periphery Debate 2. Transformation of Central European Manufacturing in the European Context Part II. Upgrading Processes and Their Determinants in Automotive, Aircraft and Home Appliance Industries 3. Automotive Industry 4. Aircraft Industry 5. Home Appliance Industry Part III. Institutional, Social and Regional Dimensions 6. Regional Differentiation 7. Labour 8. Public Policies Part IV. Advance from the periphery? 9. Industrial Upgrading: Factors, Mechanisms and Effects 10. Conclusion

Bolesław Domański is professor and the head of the Department of Regional Development, at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.Grzegorz Micek is an associate professor and the head of the PhD programme in socio-economic geography and spatial management at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.Robert Guzik is a lecturer at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.Krzysztof Gwosdz is an associate professor at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.Arkadiusz Kocaj is a lecturer at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.

• Introduction Part I. Theoretical Debate and European Context 1. Industrial Upgrading in the Context of the Core-Periphery Debate 2. Transformation of Central European Manufacturing in the European Context Part II. Upgrading Processes and Their Determinants in Automotive, Aircraft and Home Appliance Industries 3. Automotive Industry 4. Aircraft Industry 5. Home Appliance Industry Part III. Institutional, Social and Regional Dimensions 6. Regional Differentiation 7. Labour 8. Public Policies Part IV. Advance from the periphery? 9. Industrial Upgrading: Factors, Mechanisms and Effects 10. Conclusion