Integration and Transition in Europe : The Economic Geography of Interaction

ISBN-13: 9780415218085 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 320 str.

George Petrakos; Grzegorz Gorzelak; Gunther Maier

Opis

With the harmonization of the EU economies, and issues of EU enlargement and integration with Europe's transition economies topping the political agenda, the economic geography of Europe is being recast. This volume analyzes the spatial implications of the on-going integration-transition process, and examines key issues such as north-south and east-west divides, regional cooperation and cross-border dynamics.

Spis treści

1. The New Economic Geography of Europe: An Introduction George Petrakos, Gunther Maier and Grzegorz Gorzelak 2. The spatial impact of East-West Integration in Europe George Petrakos 3. Regional disparities in the EU through the lens of official statistics Michel Dunford 4. Urban change in an integrating Euruope Paul Cheshire and F.E. Ian Hamilton 5. The dilemmas of regional policy of the transition countries and the territorial organisation of the State Grzegorz Gorzelak 6. Regional labour market differentials during transition in Hungary Karoly Fazekas 7. The new regional structure in Hungary Jozsef Nemes-Nagy 8. Employment problems and regional differences in Central and Eastern Europe: the need for local development initiatives Maarten Keune 9. The significance of EU integration for transition countries Daniel Piazolo 10. The iron curtain in the minds: a comparison of mental maps of Business students in Vienna and Bratislava Gunther Maier and TH. Rosenmayr 11. Scope and Structure of Austria's foreign direct investment in Eastern Europe Wilfried Altzinger 12. Export competition between Central and Eastern European Countries in the EU market Dimitris Kyrkilis and Evangelos Nikolaidis 13. Greece and the Balkans: the challenge of integration George Petrakos and Nikos Christodoulakis

O autorze

George Petrakos, Grzegorz Gorzelak, Gunther Maier