CENTRE AND PERIPHERY IN BAVARIA? POLARIZATION TENDENCY IN A GROWING GERMANY REGION

Authors

  • Jörg Scheffer Universidade de Passau
  • Ernst Struck Universidade de Passau

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9771/1984-5537geo.v3i0.3043

Keywords:

Disparities, Bavaria, Demographic Changes

Abstract

The equality of living conditions is one of the most important aims of regional planning in Germany. Politicians tend to describe significant structural differences between the so-called “centres” and the “peripheries” in rather broad terms, especially when referring to Eastern and Western Germany. However, in individual successful federal states which are themselves perceived as centres, such as Bavaria, regional disparities seem largely overcome. Yet, a closer analysis of the structures prevalent in Bavaria reveals the existence of considerable divergences in economy and the distribution of population in this federal state, too. These disparities will become sharper in the future. Despite Bavaria’s general economic power, only a limited equality can be achieved through instruments of regional development.

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Author Biographies

Jörg Scheffer, Universidade de Passau

Pesquisador associado, Universidade de Passau

Ernst Struck, Universidade de Passau

Professor titular de Geografia Humana, Universidade de Passau.

Published

2008-09-03

How to Cite

Scheffer, J., & Struck, E. (2008). CENTRE AND PERIPHERY IN BAVARIA? POLARIZATION TENDENCY IN A GROWING GERMANY REGION. GeoTextos, 3. https://doi.org/10.9771/1984-5537geo.v3i0.3043

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