Some rural regions in Western Germany have experienced a very positive economic development in terms of employment and incomes in the past decade. This development, however, is in sharp contrast to the the enduring economic lag of many rural regions in Eastern Germany. This paper seeks to find...

In dieser Arbeit wird die Bedeutung exogener Unternehmensgründungen für die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung Ländlicher Räume untersucht. Dabei wird zunächst die räumliche Verteilung exogener Gründungsaktivitäten und ihr Beitrag zum regionalen Gründungsgeschehen im Bundesgebiet ermittelt....

Since the beginning of transition, interregional disparities in the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) have increased. Particularly, the differences between urban and rural areas have grown. This paper shows the development of these disparities and discusses, based on theoretical...