Transition and Regionalism in East-Central Europe (dedikált példány) [antikvár]

Transition and Regionalism in East-Central EuropeABSTRACTCo-operation between smaller and larger regions is one of the most important components of European integration. The current integration of European economies is taking place primarily on a self-organising basis and at local level, rather than under direction "from the top down,,. In order that East-Central Europe may also move closer to European integration, the European practice of establishing increasingly dense co-operation networks should be followed.In East-Central Europe, it would be justified to foster an deliberate increase in the prestige of various regions - some of which ascribe their existence to events recorded in the annals of economic or cultural history - because the East-Central European economy and society have increasingly become fragmented in terms of various regions. Reducing the development gap between the developed and backward areas is both a long-term modernisation objective and an indispensable precondition of East Central Europe's accession to the European Union.The various regions may provide a framework for different actors in the economy jointly to evolve regional development decisions, bearing in mind government priorities, and to coordinate expenditure.The development of relations of international integration will have a major impact on the evaluation of international cross-border macro-regions. EU membership may be expected to incorporate East-Central Europe in a unified European economic space, and domestic regional development will be more and more determined by the movements of international capital and labour. In this geographically contiguous space, integration could be deeper and wider-ranging than inter-state integration. The evaluation of the various international macro-regions will have a major impact on the territorial structure of East-Central Europe.This paper analyses the socio-economic situation of the East-Central European countries, including regional transformation processes and regional political reforms. Following the review of régionalisation efforts in Hungary, the author examines cross-border co-operation in East-Central Europe, giving the example of the Alpine-Adriatic Working Community. The final conclusion of the paper is that the opportunities offered by the various forms of interregional co-operation are economic and political reserves for integration which have not yet been sufficiently utilised, and regionalism below the level of intergovernmental cooperation may offer new methods for East-Central Europe in the elimination of division in Europe.