Integration into \'economie-monde and regionalisation of the Central Eastern European space since 1989

TL;DR

This paper examines how Central and Eastern European cities have evolved economically since 1989, focusing on trade, air traffic, and regional integration within Braudel's 'economie-monde' framework.

Contribution

It demonstrates the progressive formation of economic regions in Central and Eastern Europe through integration into Braudel's 'economie-monde' since 1989.

Findings

Formation of several economic regions in Central and Eastern Europe

Increased trade exchanges and air traffic connections post-1989

Integration into 'economie-monde' influenced regional development

Abstract

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, modified the relations between cities of the former communist bloc. The European and worldwide reorientation of interactions that followed raises the question of the actual state of historical relationships between Central Eastern European cities, but also with ex-USSR and ex-Yugoslavian ones. Do Central and Eastern European cities reproduce trajectories from the past in a new economic context? This paper will examine their evolution in terms of trade exchanges and air traffic connexions since 1989. They are confronted with transnational firm networks for the recent years. The main contribution is to show a progressive formation of several economic regions in Central and Eastern Europe as a result of integration into Braudel's \'economie-monde.