This book presents a multifaceted perspective on regional development and corresponding processes of adaptation and response, focusing on the concepts of polarization and peripheralization. It discusses theoretical and empirical foundations and presents several compelling case studies from Central and Eastern Europe and beyond.

This book focuses on the dialectics between spatio-organisational gaps and local contexts that characterise cross-border investments. -Interspatial- investments - be it mergers & acquisitions (M&A) or greenfield investments - are usually characterised by what is referred to as -otherness-, i.e. organisational and cultural distances of the firms involved in relation to their regional contexts.

At the same time, economic, political and socio-cultural linkages are decisive for attracting cross-border investments to regions and for providing firms with conditions supportive of...