Vor der EU-Osterweiterung von 2004 gab es große Diskussionen um die Wanderungsströme aus den neuen Mitgliedsstaaten. Zahlreiche wissenschaftliche Studien prognostizierten ein Migrationspotenzial nach Deutschland in der Größenordnung von eins bis drei Millionen Personen. Vergleicht man diese...

This article presents a comparative analysis of regional development in European Union countries after the Enlargement of year 2004 to 25 Countries of Western, Central and East Europe. We analysis the evolution of 151 regions of those countries during the period 1995-2000 and present some...

Currently we are witnessing the disappearance of many man-made borders and an increased international cooperation in the European Union. At the same time, the former communist countries are going through a painful process of economic transformation. Whether these developments lead to an open...

This paper describes developmental pathways of two regions in Central and Eastern Europe: Leipzig (Germany) and Petrosani (Romania). Once being strongholds of traditional industries, these regions have developed along distinctive socio-economic trajectories over the last two decades. While...

Currently we are witnessing the disappearance of many man-made borders and an increased international cooperation in the European Union. At the same time, the former communist countries are going through a painful process of economic transformation. Whether these developments lead to an open...

Cooke P., Clifton N. and Oleaga M. (2005) Social capital, firm embeddedness and regional development, Regional Studies 39 , 1065-1077. This paper presents the results of a research project examining the effects of social capital on the performance of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in...

Taymaz E. and Kilicaslan Y. (2005) Determinants of subcontracting and regional development: an empirical study on Turkish textile and engineering industries, Regional Studies 39 , 633-645. Recent studies on small- and medium-sized establishments emphasize the importance of networking and...