This paper explores the tension between forces of globalization and regionalization. Of key importance at both levels is the emergence of strategic network relations between firms and other agencies involved in planning, promoting and developing urban regional prosperity. For practical purposes 'globalization' equates to worldwide competition, qualified by the particular nature of the key actors involved. Networks are the means by which regional and global actors share risks and reduce transaction costs. Innovative milieux are the means by which the two levels become integrated. Game theory, new growth theory and regional science all point to the viability of networking, while a growing empirical literature testifies to its prevalence in practice.
In den letzten Jahren haben die Sozialhilfeabhängigkeit und die damit verbundenen Ausgaben in Deutschland neue Höchststände erreicht: Die Kosten des Sozialhilfeprogramms haben sich seit 1963 versechsfacht, der Bevölkerungsanteil der Bezieher von Hilfe zum Lebensunterhalt ist zwischen 1970 und 1997 von 0,8 auf 3,6 Prozent gewachsen. Da die Empfängerdichten in Westdeutschland in dieser Periode über denen der neuen Bundesländern liegen, kann das Phänomen durch die Wiedervereinigung nicht erklärt werden.
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