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The New EU Member States: Current Tendencies in Regional Differentiation
The New EU Member States: Current Tendencies in Regional Differentiation

Author(s): Josef Abrhám
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Ekonomický ústav SAV a Prognostický ústav SAV
Keywords: new EU Member States; regional disparities; regional development

Summary/Abstract: The transformation of the economies of the Central and Eastern European states was on the Regional level, very significantly connected with differential tendencies. In all new EU Member States there has been from the beginning of the 90s to date a continuous deepening of Regional disparities on the economic level. Regional disparities result from a number of economic, social and geo-graphical factors. This article is a contribution to the studies of regional differ-entiation in the New EU Member States. The goal of this study is to clear up the actual trends and major factors of regional growth and differentiation of the new EU Member States.

  • Issue Year: 55/2007
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 1007-1024
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: English