scholarly journals The impact of border closure on the economy of a border region – as exemplified by the Polish-German borderland

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (8) ◽  
pp. 72-82
Author(s):  
Arkadiusz Malkowski ◽  
Rafał Mazur
Keyword(s):  
Regional Economy ◽  
Peripheral Region ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Foreign Nationals ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Border Trade ◽  
Border Areas ◽  
Peripheral Areas ◽  
The Impact

A change in the functions fulfilled by borders creates new circumstances affecting the development of border areas. The Polish-German borderland area is an example of a peripheral region which, due to the liberalization of border regulations, has undergone a clear socio-economic transformation. Shopping tourism has been one of the factors leading to the emergence of the region’s new economic model. The border’s closure to free traffic in March 2020 made it impossible for foreign nationals to visit Poland for shopping purposes. The article presents selected results of research into shopping tourism as a factor in the development of peripheral areas in the context of the ongoing pandemic. The paper uses data made available by GUS (Statistics Poland) and the Border Guard (Straż Graniczna), as well as the author’s own research based on the CATI methodology. The study indicates the importance of cross-border trade in the development of the Polish-German border areas. As a result of the closure of the borders, tourists stopped shopping in the region, which affected both the local and regional economy

CROSS-BORDER TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION OF THE SAMARA REGION AS A FACTOR IN THE FORMATION OF THE TERRITORIAL CAPITAL OF THE REGION: ANALYSIS OF THE DYNAMICS AND ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT ON THE REGIONAL ECONOMY

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Марина Викторовна Курникова ◽  
Светлана Сергеевна Асанова
Keyword(s):  
Regional Economy ◽  
Economic Cooperation ◽  
Region Analysis ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Border Trade ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Cross Border Cooperation

Основной целью статьи является выявление современных перспективных направлений приграничного торгово-экономического сотрудничества Самарской области. Для этого определен комплекс показателей и проведен анализ влияния приграничного сотрудничества на экономику региона. Выявлены основные направления, стимулирующие совокупность локализованных активов, составляющих территориальный капитал. The main purpose of the article is to identify modern promising areas of cross-border trade and economic cooperation of the Samara region. For this purpose, a set of indicators was determined and an analysis of the impact of cross-border cooperation on the region's economy was carried out. The main directions that stimulate the set of localized assets that make up the territorial capital are identified.

scholarly journals BORDER DISTRIBUTION AS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TOPIC OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES

2020 ◽  
pp. 43-56
Author(s):  
Ольга Александровна Зотова ◽  
Татьяна Александровна Терещенко
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Settlement System ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Border Areas ◽  
The Cross ◽  
The Impact

В статье рассматриваются теоретические положения приграничной системы расселения, проведен обзор терминов «граница», «приграничье», «пограничье», «трансграничье», сформулированных разными авторами, уточняется понятие «приграничного региона». Дается оценка влияния государственной границы на систему расселения приграничных территорий. The article discusses the theoretical provisions of the cross-border settlement system, reviews the terms “frontier”, “borderland”, “border”, “cross-border” formulated by different authors, clarifies the concept of “border region”. The impact of the state frontier on the system of resettlement of border areas is assessed.

Exploring Subbordia – the impact of suburbanisation in cross-border metropolitan regions. The case study of Szczecin and its German hinterland

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Barthel ◽  
Ewelina Barthel
Keyword(s):  
Border Region ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Metropolitan Regions ◽  
Grass Roots ◽  
Planning Support ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Connected Area ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Local Narratives

Abstract This paper focuses on the largely unexamined phenomenon of the developing trans-national suburban area west of Szczecin. Sadly the local communities in this functionally connected area struggle with national planning policies that are unsuitable for the region. The paper examines the impact of those processes on the border region in general and on the localities in particular. The paper investigates the consequences for local narratives and the cohesive development of the Euroregion and what position Polish and German communities took to develop the region, even without the necessary planning support. The region has succeeded in establishing grass-roots planning mechanisms which have helped to create a metropolitan-region working from the bottom up.

scholarly journals Planning for Cross-Border Territories: The Role Played by Spatial Information

2012 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Peyrony ◽  
Olivier Denert
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Information ◽  
National Level ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Border Areas ◽  
European Regional

Abstract The authors argue that cross-border territories require not only an integrated approach to development, but also a form of cross-border governance that is democratic and pursues a multi-stage strategy in order to ensure accountability towards citizens and socio-economic actors and make certain that they are acknowledged and receive support at a regional and national level. At present, relevant statistical indices are lacking for most cross-border territories. Such indices are essential, however, for establishing a shared body of regional knowledge as a basis for developing joint policies and activities. Shared border areas presuppose that development takes place on both sides in order to overcome the negative effects of borders, to fully exploit the potential arising from the development of projects, and to address the needs of the inhabitants. This article examines the part played by spatial information in the planning of cross-border areas. It examines the concept of “cross-border territory”, shows the diverse criteria applied in European regional planning as exemplified in the border region of France and Luxemburg, and considers which tools are available—from the standpoint of multi-level governance—for this purpose. Ultimately, it is a question of addressing the needs, challenges and potential offered by spatial information in a cross-border context.

On the ‘New’ Burma Road: From Mule Caravans to Motorcycle Bands

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Chin Chang
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Shadow Economy ◽  
Economic Rationality ◽  
State Control ◽  
Shadow Economies ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Border Trade ◽  
The World ◽  
Border Areas ◽  
Trading Mechanism

AbstractSince the opening of the Sino-Burmese border trade in 1988, the movement of goods and people from both sides has increased rapidly. In 2011, China became Burma's largest trading partner and over half the total volume of goods was accrued in cross-border trade via Yunnan. However, national figures on import-export volumes are derived solely from legal flows, while contraband is largely overlooked. To date, academic studies on contraband have remained insufficient, partly due to the difficulty accessing Burmese border areas, and partly due to the mere challenges in obtaining information about smuggling from those who engage in such activity. This paper, based on multiple fieldwork sites over several years, examines a particular contraband – the smuggling of Chinese motorcycles to Burma on the ‘new’ Burma Road. This shadow economy thrived between 2000 and 2014. While highlighting its economic rationality beyond state control, I attempt to make diachronic and synchronic comparisons by engaging with dialogues within the historical trading mechanism of the mule convoys in the region and also with theories of shadow economies generated from contemporary case studies in other parts of the world. I argue that the formation of this shadow economy is not haphazard but adheres to the ethos of the mule caravan trade, predicated on local knowledge and social networks.

scholarly journals Impact Analysis of Slovak- Hungarian Cross Border Cooperation Projects

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-16
Author(s):  
René Pawera ◽  
Lívia Bott Domonkos ◽  
Richard Hakszer
Keyword(s):  
Policy Development ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Growth And Change ◽  
European Standards ◽  
Programming Period ◽  
The Comparative Study ◽  
The Impact

Cooperation is the key to a better Europe. European Union supports territorial cooperation between border-regions, especially in the border settlements. Border regions, towns and districts promote cooperation as a tool for growth and change through policy development and strategic orientation within territorial cooperation and beyond regional development. Regional disparities in Slovakia are actually the highest among EU countries and the Cohesion policy tries to balance with European standards. The aim of the study is to analyze the impact of projects on disparity and economic growth in border areas mainly in the context of Slovak indicators. The comparative study also hypothesis whether the cross-border region in Hungary and Slovakia behave differently in terms of absorption in the 2007-2013 programming period. Besides, as for methodology, it was used various types such as statistical data, convergence analysis by disparities, comparative studies, absorptions maps of CBC projects, cohesion analysis of the region. Finally, it is focusing on future prognosis and possible trend of the current 2014-2020 period.

scholarly journals Globalization and Economic Development: A Study of Nagaland

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-211
Author(s):  
Komol Singha
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Informal Trade ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Border Trade ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

With the emergence of globalization, economic integration among nations has become a necessity. Cross border trade is the most important medium of the current wave of globalization. In this process, knowingly or unknowingly the North East economy has emerged in to a new dimension of cross border trade (informal trade) with neighboring nations and that increases Social Welfare of the poor masses of the region. But the formal arrangements, like ‘Look East Policy’ stumbles the social welfare of the region. Border trade is the first and foremost important component of globalization and informal trade is multiple times more than the formal trade in this region. By this process, sustainable development is generated and it is visible now in this region. With the help of primary and secondary data, this paper tries to analyze the impact of globalization or cross border trade in the North East India (NEI). How far this globalization through cross border trade increases social welfare or generates sustainable economic development of the region is the core issue of this paper. For this purpose, the author has selected Nagaland as an area of study. Of late, the Government has initiated several pro-active measures to strengthen its economic growth further. In this direction, India’s Look East Policy is worth mentioning. Under this policy, India seeks economic cooperation with ASEAN and other neighbouring countries through the gateway of the North-Eastern Region. Despite initiatives of economic development, still the process is not heading towards the right direction. There are some institutional lacunae in this process. This paper is the modest attempt to highlight these lacunae and tries to recommend some feasible suggestions to overcome in this direction.

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