TRANSFORMATIONS AND Regional EconomiC DEVELOPMENT I N Central and Eastern Europe: TYPICALITIES AND NEW PERSPECTIVES

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The main processes and typicalities of transformations, especially – economic changes in Central and Eastern Europe under theconditions of EU enlargement, are analysed in this publication. The general and specific development trends are described andcompared; some new non-traditional ideas and models of possible economic development in the future are discussed. The followingfeatures of economic transition in Central and Eastern Europe in the period of EU enlargement and further globalization in the futuredeserve particular attention: intensive diversification of traditional economic structures, profound changes in all sectors of the nationaleconomic systems, creation of new forms of interregional cooperation in the new integral economic space; very uneven economicgrowth in the various countries, regions and sectors, increasing differences and disparities in economic and social developmentas well as between various groups in the society; intensive innovation processes taking various forms, and the realization of newmodels of innovation activities; controversial industrial development, very uneven technological progress, multiplication of hightechnologiesand new forms of industrial activity influencing the new quality life as well as new social and economic difficulties andproblems. New non-traditional ideas of intensive economic development in Central and Eastern Europe in the future are described:the main attention is paid to the idea of rational specialization of every national or regional economic system and to the idea of thenetworking of regional “oases” and clusters. Key words: Central and Eastern Europe, transformations, regional economy, cluster, typicality. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.15181/rfds.v9i1.597