Acknowledgements: This paper is partly supported by research connected with the "Inco-Copernicus" jo<strong>in</strong>t research project "Modernization of Traditional Industries <strong>in</strong> Countries <strong>in</strong> Transition on the Basis of the Knowledge from the Restructur<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>Old</strong> <strong>Industrial</strong> <strong>Areas</strong> <strong>in</strong> Austria and Germany" cof<strong>in</strong>anced by the European Commission. I would like to thank Christian Hartmann and Roland Hammer <strong>for</strong> assistance <strong>in</strong> the preparation and compilation of the empirical material. 48
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