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Consequences of EU enlargement for regional policy in East Germany EU enlargement will change the status of regions currently assisted by EU regional policy. A number of regions will probably lose their status as “Objective 1 Region” and will hence have to exist without EU regional policy...
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A discussion about the reform of regional policy in Germany and in the EU is ongoing. Against this background the article investigates the regional disparities between similar types of regions in East and West Germany after reunification. The findings do not only show a general East-West gap of...
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The article deals with the question whether the counties in Sachsen-Anhalt being located along the border to Niedersachsen benefit from the vicinity to an economically stronger state so that regional development is better there than in other parts of Sachsen-Anhalt. It is shown that despite...
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In der aktuellen Diskussion über die Reform der deutschen Finanzverfassung wird u.a. die Forderung erhoben, daß der Bund auf seine Beteiligung an den heutigen „Gemeinschaftsaufgaben von Bund und Ländern“ zukünftig verzichten sollte. Der Artikel geht den Fragen nach, welche Vorteile die...
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Institutions are common predictors of voter turnout. Most research in this field focuses on cross-country comparisons of voting systems, like the impact of compulsory voting or registration systems. Fewer efforts have been devoted to understand the role of local institutions and their impact on...
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Choosing the appropriate organisational model for local government (i. e. centralised vs. federal model) forms an essential challenge for local communities. Against the background of Fiscal Federalism, a trade-off between the two models mentioned can be expected: Though the centralised model may...
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Numerous cities try to set up themselves as centres of creative businesses, especially for media industry. Behind such strategies for supporting the local media economy stands the aim to profit from the high share of supra-regional sales in the media economy, from possible image effects as well...
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Die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung der Städte und Gemeinden in Ostdeutschland wird wesentlich von der Verfügbarkeit über finanzielle Ressourcen beeinflusst. Der vorliegende Beitrag geht den Fragen nach, inwieweit das kommunale Finanzsystem im Osten Deutschlands heute den Anforderungen...
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Die Hochkultur in Deutschland, insbesondere in Ostdeutschland, steht gegenwärtig auf dem finanziellen Prüfstand: Als größtenteils öffentlich finanzierte aber freiwillige kommunale Aufgabe gerät sie unter dem Einfluss der Steuerrückgänge als Folge der Finanzkrise unter erheblichen Druck,...
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