Overcoming Fragmentation in Southeast Europe (Urban and Regional Planning and Development)
Contributors: Panayiotis Getimis (Editor); Grigoris Kafkalas (Editor)
Publisher: Ashgate Pub Co; Ashgate
Published: September 15, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 331
ISBN-13: 9780754647966
Subjects: Development economics; Political economy; Political Science; Politics/International Relations; Southeast Europe; Commerce; History & Theory - General; Balkan Peninsula; Economic integration; Europe; Foreign relations; Social conditions
Description: "While the various countries of Southeast Europe have recently entered into the slow process of European integration, the historic fragmentation of this region has led to various conflicts and contradictions in the restructuring and transition of national economies. This volume provides a theoretical and comparative overview which examines the prospects for spatial cohesion in this region. With the need to handle persisting problems and conflicts from the past while coping with new economic and political structures, Southeast Europe proves to be a challenging yet fruitful testing ground for how best to overcome fragmentation and establish a longterm process of social and economic integration."--Jacket.