Combine (russian: Комбинат) is a term for industrial
business group
A corporate group or group of companies is a collection of parent and subsidiary corporations that function as a single economic entity through a common source of control. These types of groups are often managed by an account manager. The concept ...
s,
conglomerates or
trusts
A trust is a legal relationship in which the holder of a right gives it to another person or entity who must keep and use it solely for another's benefit. In the Anglo-American common law, the party who entrusts the right is known as the "settl ...
in the former
socialist countries. Examples include
VEB Kombinat Robotron, an electronics manufacturer, and
IFA
IFA or Ifa may refer to:
Organisations
Economics
* Independent financial adviser, a type of financial services professional in the UK
* Index Fund Advisors
* Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, representing actuaries in the UK
* Institute of Ac ...
, a manufacturer of vehicles, both in
East Germany
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
, and the
Erdenet copper combine in
Mongolia
Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...
.
See also
*
Production association
References
External links
Комбiнат at a dictionary of the Ukrainian language
Production Association (combine) The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.
Combine (industry) The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.
Conglomerate companies
Manufacturing companies of Russia
Manufacturing companies of the Soviet Union
{{Company-stub