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Regional Integration or Fragmentation? The German-Polish Border Region in a New Europe

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KRATKE S. (1999) Regional integration or fragmentation? The German-Polish border region in a new Europe, Reg. Studies 33 , 631-641. This paper deals with the problems of regional economic integration in the German-Polish border area, focusing on the nature and intensity of cross-border inter-firm linkages. It firstly emphasizes the differentiation of regional development paths in East Central Europe, contrasting a 'high road' and a 'low road' to development. Then the problems of cross-border regional integration are discussed with regard to exogenous and endogenous influences. Exogenous influences on the development of the border region include the investment strategies of western firms in former East Germany and Poland. Endogenous influences include communication barriers and a 'low trust environment' which is rooted in the particular development history of this region. These factors help to explain why only weak and qualitatively 'low level' approaches to economic co-operation between regional firms on both sides of the border have emerged. KRATKE S. (1999) Integration regionale ou morcellement?: la region frontaliere entre l'Allemagne et la Pologne a l'heure europeenne, Reg. Studies 33 , 631-641. Cet article cherche a aborder la question de l'integration economique, regionale dans la zone frontaliere entre l'Allemagne et la Pologne, portant sur les caracteristiques et l'importance des maillons interentreprises, transfrontaliers. Dans un premier temps, on souligne la differenciation entre les sentiers de croissance regionale dans l'est de l'Europe centrale, tout en comparant un 'sentier haut' a un 'sentier bas'. Dans un deuxieme temps, on discute de la question de l'integration regionale transfrontaliere quant aux influences exogenes et endogenes. Les influences exogenes sont, parmi d'autres, les strategies d'investissement des entreprises occidentales situees dans l'ex Allemagne de l'Est et la Pologne. Les influences endogenes comprennent les barrieres a la communication et un 'milieu a faible investissement' lequel remonte a l'histoire particuliere du developpement de cette region. Ces facteurs aident a expliquer pourquoi il s'est fait jour des facons faibles et qualitativement 'de bas niveau' d'aborder la cooperation economique entre les entreprises situees des deux cotes de la frontiere. KRA¨TKE S. (1999) Regionale Integration oder Zersplitterung? Das deutsch-polnische Grenzgebiet in einem neuen Europa, Reg. Studies 33 , 631-641. Dieser Aufsatz befasst sich mit den Problemen regionaler wirtschaftlicher Integration im deutsch-polnischen Grenzgebiet, wobei Natur und Intensitat grenzuberschreitend miteinander verknupfter Firmen in den Blickpunkt geruckt werden. Er betont zunachst die Unterschiede regionaler Entwicklungswege in Ostmitteleuropa, bei denen sich Wegge zur Entwicklung 'von oben' und 'von unten' gegenuberstehen. Dem folgt eine Diskussion der grenzuberschreitenden regionalen Integration im Hinblick auf exogene und endogene Einflusse. Zu den exogenen Einflussen auf die Entwicklung des Grenzgebiets gehoren die Entwicklungsstrategien westlicher Firmen im ehemaligen Ostdeutschland und Polen, zu den endogenen die Kommunikationsschranken und ein 'Milieu geringen Vertrauens', das seine Wurzeln in der besonderen Entwicklungsgeschichte der Region hat. Diese Faktoren tragen dazu bei, zu erklaren, warum nur schwache, oder verhaltnismassig bescheidene Ansatze zu wirtschaftlicher Zusammenarbeit zwischen Firmen beiderseits der Grenze gemacht wurden.

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  • Stefan Kratke, 1999. "Regional Integration or Fragmentation? The German-Polish Border Region in a New Europe," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(7), pages 631-641.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:33:y:1999:i:7:p:631-641
    DOI: 10.1080/00343409950078675
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