Die nationale und europäische Regionalpolitik für die neuen Bundesländer im Zeitraum 1991-95 war suboptimal. Dies maß sich auf der operationellen Ebene bei der Unternehmen. Für geförderte sächsische Unternehmer war es kaum wahrnehmbar, von welcher Ebene sie die Mittel...

The internationalization of corporate research and development (R&D) is an increasing trend with implications for both R&D managers and policy makers. In this research, 62 foreign-owned R&D facilities from information and communication technology (ICT) industries as well as life sciences...

The regional effects of sharing a single currency on bilateral trade with other European Union member states are a contentious question. This paper examines the regional effects on trade of the set up of the euro as a common currency. It takes advantage of a gravity specification of bilateral...

Globalisierung gilt als eine der gr??ten Herausforderungen unserer Zeit. Die zunehmende Dynamik internationaler Wirtschaftsverflechtungen beeinflusst nationale sowie lokale Strukturen und Entwicklungen. Insbesondere der Prozess ?konomischer Globalisierung stellt Wirtschaft und Politik dabei vor...

The country area is conceived in a different way from the angle of view of legislation of the Czech Republic than it is with the OECD's method, that classification can be held as more acceptable as far as the number of municipalities is concerned in the Czech Republic. In regions the...

Equal opportunities for regions´ development is one of objectives of Czech Republic´s and European Union´s regional policy in order to guarantee that their demographic, environmental and economic potential is used to the utmost degree. With the lowering of disparities of regions and...

The growth poles were established in Romania in 2008 as centers for urban development in compliance with European and national policies and they include an urban nucleus and its rural surroundings. According to the legal framework, for each of the growth poles an Integrated Development Plan...

This contribute proposes an application of multicriteria analysis in supporting policy decisions. ELECTRE TRI method is applied for evaluating an Operational Programme co-financed by EU in the structural policy framework 2000-2006. This work has two objectives: i) to ensure that the use of...

The paper provides discussion about the administration arrangement of Georgia and assesses the possibilities of development of the regions in terms of existing approaches. The approaches to the economic development of the regions in Georgia don’t respond to the challenges faced by the country...

Globalization increases the integration and interdependence of international, national and local business and stakeholder communities across economic, political and cultural spheres. Communication technology and the international role for English suggest the integrating global communication...