The state-of-the-art and evolution of the epistemology and practice of regional science, regional policy and regional planning -- Advances in the theory of regional development processes -- Neo-modern perspectives on regional policy and policy evaluation -- Neo-modern regional planning practice:...

Portuguese strategic choices led, during the last two decades, to an overall situation of some positive achievements in which the regions of Lisbon and Algarve have been the only ones to converge towards the European average growth rate. Regarding the other Portuguese regions, and despite...

Since 1990, Central and East European economies have experienced increasing integration with the European Union via trade and direct foreign investments. The spatial implications of this process have not been investigated in-depth so far. Have patterns of regional specialization changed over the...