Paths of Convergence and Polarization in the Visegrád Countries

Abstract

The strengthening of territorial cohesion at the regional level represents one of the main objectives of the European Union (EU) member states, as well as for the peripheries of Eastern European countries (European Commission 2004, 2007, 2010). It represents an important challenge for setting the right cohesion policy goals and instruments, which are at the core of recent academic debates.