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Monoculture and polyculture in former industrial regions The case of South Wales and the Silesian Voivodeship

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  • Grzegorz Libor

    (Institute of Sociology, University of Silesia (Katowice, Poland))

  • Dorota Nowalska-Kapus´cik

    (Institute of Sociology, University of Silesia (Katowice, Poland))

Abstract

The aim of the article is to compare the economic situation of two former industrial regions – South Wales and the Silesian voivodeship – from the point of view of the type of the economic culture. The cost-effectiveness of their narrow economic specialization is losing raison d’eˆtre today. This is not only a consequence of globalization, but also of economic crises enforcing a flexible adaptation of the regional markets to the requirements of the modern world. Generally, polycultural regions deal with the negative effects of economic difficulties better than monocultural ones. The authors have distinguished 5 indicators to assess how polycultural both regions are.

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  • Grzegorz Libor & Dorota Nowalska-Kapus´cik, 2014. "Monoculture and polyculture in former industrial regions The case of South Wales and the Silesian Voivodeship," Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, Vita e Pensiero, Pubblicazioni dell'Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, vol. 122(4), pages 431-448.
    • Handle: RePEc:vep:journl:y:2014:v:122:i:4:p:431-448
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    Keywords

    South Wales; Silesian voivodeship; Economic culture; Regional development;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • A14 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Sociology of Economics
    • F61 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Microeconomic Impacts
    • L10 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - General
    • L70 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Primary Products and Construction - - - General
    • L80 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - General
    • N94 - Economic History - - Regional and Urban History - - - Europe: 1913-
    • R10 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - General

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