http://hdl.handle.net/11089/55995 2026-04-03T18:22:37Z http://hdl.handle.net/11089/56031 Finnish regional policy in transition: towards rigid planning machine or dynamic governance? SOTARAUTA, Markku In regional policy, the fierce global economic competition stresses the need to create new kinds of interactions between public sector and business aimed at discovering other ways of generating new innovations. The dynamics of contemporary changes have not only challenged us to find new strategies, but to find new ways to organise policy making. This article describes the Finnish programme-based regional policy and scrutinises such critical points as: development programmes and innovations, the guidance of development programmes, collective action and control. The mai n contribution is presented in the form of postulates. 1997-06-30T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11089/56030 The Czech Republic on its way towards the West European structures KULTALAHTI, Olli; KARPPI, J. llari; RANT ALA, Heikki This paper studies social, economic and other developmental trends in the Baltic countries: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, after the collapse of the Communist rule in 1991 . Attention is paid to some essential changes in the transition from the centrally planned economy towards a market economy. The Baltic Region has been seen from outside as more solid than it is in reality. The Baltic countries differ from each other in many respects. For example, there are differences in privatisation processes. In Estonia the economic development has been faster than in the other two Republics. All three countries have applied for European Union membership. Although the economies of the Baltic countries have come rather close to an industrial structure prevailing in the market economy, the qualification for membership stili implies a great amount of catching up. 1997-06-30T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11089/56029 The path towards the European integration. The case of Poland. Economic restructuring versus integration processes SZUL, Roman; MYNC, Agnieszka The paper describes evolution of the political and economic situation which led to and accompanied the creation of market economy and parliamentary democracy as well as changes in the institutional system in Poland. The paper concentrates on economic issues, in particułar on several aspects of the economic performance and policy after 1989, such as general trends, privatisation, foreign investment, unemployment, social and environmental issues, etc. in two stages of transformation: (1) the period of output decline and creation of basis for market economy; (2) the period of recovery. After this presentation, the paper analyses weaknesses and strengths of Poland's economy in the perspective of its integration in the EU. 1997-06-30T00:00:00Z