Table of Contents
Contents: Dimensions of Transition: Introduction: challenges of transition for regional development, John Bachtler, Ruth Downes and Grzegorz Gorzelak; The progress of transition in East Central Europe, Michael Bradshaw and Alison Stenning; Transformation and the interdependencies between political and economic development, Thiemo W. Eser; The effects of privatization in Central and Eastern Europe: evidence from households in three Central European capitals, Keith Grime, Zoltan Kovßcs and Vic Duke. National Reviews: Bulgaria, Julia Spiridonova and Nikolai Grigorov; Czech Republic, Milos Cerveny and Alios Andrle; Estonia, Kaarel Kilvits; Hungary, Gyula Horváth; Latvia, Raita Karnite; Lithuania, Eduardas Vilkas; Poland, Grzegorz Gorzelak; Romania, Ioan Ianos; Slovak Republic, Juraj Silvan; Slovenia, Pavle Sicherl and Stanka Kukar. Thematic Perspectives: Regional disparity, industrial development and technology change in Hungary, Anne Lorentzen; Inward investment, cohesion and the wealth of regions in East-Central Europe, Adrain Smith and Petr Pavlánek; The spatial dimension of environmental problems, Helmut Karl, Omar Rann and John Macquarrie; SMEs in the Visegrad countries: on their way to Europe?, Friederike Welter; Cross-border co-operation at Germany’s Eastern border: institutional limits to multi-level governance, Eiko R. Thielemann. Policy Responses: Regional policy in the Czech Republic and EU accession, Jiri Blazek and Sjaak Boeckhout; Regional development policy in Poland in the 1990s, Marek Kozak; Regional policy evolution in Hungary, Ruth Downes; Regional policy in Central and Eastern Europe: the EU perspective, Jean-Francois Drevet; Transition, cohesion and regional policy in Central and Eastern Europe: conclusions, John Bachtler, Ruth Downes and Grzegorz Gorzelak.
