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Megaspaces of the European Union in the context
of the global space of the 21 century
Grzegorz Gorzelak
Introductory remarks
THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN REGIONSWarsaw, 31 May – 2 June, 2007
New geographyof the world, 2040
Back to the future?
The network of Euroasiatic cities, ca 1300
and KnowledgeGrowth
Growth rates
Cohesion?
Regional dynamics of Poland1995-2004
J-W
LEG
WRO
BYD
TOR-W
BIAL
CH-Z
LUB
GORZ
ZIEL
PIO
ŁÓD
NS
KRA
C-P
O-S
RAD
WAR
OPO
RZE
KRO
BIAŁŁOM
SŁUP
GDACZĘST
B-B C-Ś
R-J
KIELELBL
OL
EŁ
PIL
KAL
KON
POZ
SZ
KOSZ
5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 11000 12000 13000 14000 15000
100
120
140
160
180
200
Metropolitan
Traditional industries
Advancing
Stagnating East
GDP/capita, 2004
GDP growth, 1995-2004
Scatter diagram, GDP/inhabitant in 1995 and GDP growth, NUTS3 (constant prices) 1995-20004, Source: Bank Danych Regionalnych.
Cohesion - Competitiveness
• A new name for old equity – efficieny dilemma
• A unsolvable contradiction?
• Is Europe unique in its social model – and if yes, is it its strength or weakness?
• The panel will hopefully address these issues!
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