Die Osterweiterung aus raumwirtschaftlicher Perspektive – Prognosen regionalökonomischer Theorien und Erfahrungen aus der bisherigen Integration in EuropaThe Eastern enlargement of the EU from the viewpoint of regional economicsBy Konrad Lammers Abstract In the course of integrating Eastern Europe into the EU, the accession countries
will have a good opportunity to attract industries from Western Europe and elsewhere
and to catch up in per capita income. However, the catching up of the accession
countries will be accompanied by an increase in regional divergence within these
countries. This is concluded from previous experience with integration in Europe,
especially the Southern enlargement, and the economic performance of and within
the cohesion countries. The performance of the accession countries so far, already
highly integrated with Western Europe in terms of trade and direct investment
before their legal membership, confirms these conclusions. Return to table of contents |
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