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Does Germany have an East–West Problem? Regional Growth Patterns in Germany since Reunification
Maseland R. Does Germany have an East–West problem? Regional growth patterns in Germany since reunification, Regional Studies. This paper challenges the proposition that Germany suffers from an economic East–West gap. Since core–periphery patterns are common anywhere, peripheral East Germany should not be expected to converge to Western metropolitan areas. Studying growth patterns for cores and peripheries separately, no specific East–West differences in growth are found. Poor peripheries grow faster than richer ones throughout Germany, while income gaps among cores seem to be increasing. Since poorer cores are relatively prevalent in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR), this resembles an East–West issue. In fact, the distribution of growth in Germany occurs along core–periphery lines rather than an East–West division.
Does Germany have an East–West Problem? Regional Growth Patterns in Germany since Reunification
Maseland R. Does Germany have an East–West problem? Regional growth patterns in Germany since reunification, Regional Studies. This paper challenges the proposition that Germany suffers from an economic East–West gap. Since core–periphery patterns are common anywhere, peripheral East Germany should not be expected to converge to Western metropolitan areas. Studying growth patterns for cores and peripheries separately, no specific East–West differences in growth are found. Poor peripheries grow faster than richer ones throughout Germany, while income gaps among cores seem to be increasing. Since poorer cores are relatively prevalent in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR), this resembles an East–West issue. In fact, the distribution of growth in Germany occurs along core–periphery lines rather than an East–West division.
Does Germany have an East–West Problem? Regional Growth Patterns in Germany since Reunification
Maseland, Robbert (author)
Regional Studies ; 48 ; 1161-1175
2014-07-03
15 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Germany , German Democratic Republic (GDR) , Core–periphery , Convergence , Regional development , 德国 , 德意志民主共和国(GDR) , 核心－边陲 , 收敛 , 区域发展 , Allemagne , République démocratique allemande (RDA) , Centre-périphérie , Aménagement du territoire , Deutschland , Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR) , Kern-Peripherie , Konvergenz , Regionalentwicklung , Alemania , República Democrática Alemana (RDA) , Centro-periferia , Convergencia , Desarrollo regional , E24 , N94 , R11 , R12
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