Political Institutionalisation and Economic Specialisation in Polycentric Metropolitan Regions: The Case of the East German ‘Saxony Triangle’

Peter Franz () and Christoph Hornych
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Christoph Hornych: Department of Urban Economics, Halle Institute for Economic Research, Kleine Märkerstr. 8, Halle, D-06108, Germany,. Christoph.Hornych@iwh-halle.de

Urban Studies, 2010, vol. 47, issue 12, 2665-2682

Abstract: The rising focus of politicians as well as scientists in the EU on the large urban agglomerations as centres of economic growth is accompanied by political efforts to identify and to demarcate such agglomerations under the label ‘metropolitan regions’. This study develops a theoretical framework broaching the issue of cooperation between municipalities from the perspective of regional economics as well as political science. The framework is applied to the empirical case of the polycentric metropolitan region of the ‘Saxony triangle’ in east Germany. The results show that various intervening factors prevent intense co-operation between the actors in the region. Policy implications and conclusions for future research are discussed.

Date: 2010
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