The Historical Role of Central-Eastern Europe

1944 ◽  
Vol 232 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oskar Halecki
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central Eastern Europe ◽  
Historical Role ◽  
Central Eastern

scholarly journals Re-examining the Role of Transport Infrastructure in Trade, Regional Growth and Governance: Comparing the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and Central Eastern Europe (CEE)

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
François Bafoil ◽  
Lin Ruiwen
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Regional Growth ◽  
Trade Agreements ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Central Eastern Europe ◽  
Central Eastern ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Greater Mekong Subregion

The main objective of this article is to question the hypothesis of the role of transport infrastructures in regional economic growth by comparing Central Eastern Europe (supported by the EU structural and cohesion funds) and the Greater Mekong Subregion (mainly supported by the “economic corridors” of the ADB). Three main components of trade efficiency are scrutinized and compared: (1) the historical development of trade agreements, (2) the supra-national (regional) capacity of trade regulation, and (3) the micro level of governance between the different actors involved in trade. The comparison between CEE and the GMS is all the more warranted because of two paradoxes that need to be explained: The first one results from the existing link between transport and growth in the case of the GMS, and the lack of a link in the case of CEE. The second paradox insists on the fact that despite their very different institutional frameworks, both subregions continue to face similar challenges concerning the implementation of trade agreements and the exchange of facilities at the local level – pointing towards the issue of governance.

scholarly journals Cotton Matters. A Recognition and Comparison of the Cottonopolises in Central-Eastern Europe during the Industrial Revolution

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (6(132)) ◽  
pp. 16-23
Author(s):  
Kamil Kowalski ◽  
Rafał Matera ◽  
Mariusz E. Sokołowicz
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Population Change ◽  
Cotton Production ◽  
Institutional Factor ◽  
Cotton Industry ◽  
Central Eastern Europe ◽  
Central Eastern ◽  
The 19Th Century

The paper identifies the cities in Central-Eastern Europe which were often called Manchesters in the past, because of their similar path of development and the concentration on cotton production in the 19th century in the period of the industrial revolution. The significance of the cotton industry is underlined in the growth of the cities. Following Eric Hobsbawm’s thesis, cotton is treated as the textile symbol of the industrial revolution. That is why the cities’ comparison includes the role of geography, institutions and technology, which were conducive for cotton production. We claim that cotton production was decisive for the real “take-off” of these cities. and at the same time it was the institutional factor that conditioned the economic development. The primary measure is population change over more than 100 years in 5 Cottonopolises: Manchester – the original one, Chemnitz, Lodz, Tampere and Ivanovo.

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