Industry Agglomerations and Regional Development in Hungary : Economic Processes during European Integration / Michael Berlemann, Cordula Wandel

• VerfasserIn: Wandel, Cordula, 1968-; Wandel, Cordula
• Author: Wandel, Cordula
• HerausgeberIn: Berlemann, Michael
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Edition: 1st, New ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Schriften zur Wirtschaftstheorie und Wirtschaftspolitik 42
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (278 p.); , EPDF
• Notes: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
• Other title: Schriften zur Wirtschaftstheorie und Wirtschaftspolitik vol. 42; Industry Agglomerations and Regional Development in Hungary
• ISBN: 3631751125
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Michael Berlemann, Cordula Wandel

In context with the Eastern enlargement of the European Union, this research deals with the effects of pre- and post-enlargement integration policies on industry concentration and regional development in Hungary. Economic processes are analysed empirically and by means of regression analyses with a spatial perspective and in the framework of the new economic geography over a time span of almost two decades. The results for the manufacturing industries and for regional specialization show which economic centres played a role for the economic development of the country over time. The roles which agglomerations and regional specialization can play are discussed with a view to the problems of cohesion in Hungary, the enlarged EU and future EU accession countries. The conclusions also take into account the current political and academic debate regarding European regional policy.