Publication at Faculty of Science |
2010
Abstract
Firstly, the available data on unemployment suggest that strong diversified metropolitan regions suffered least, while the set of the most affected regions is quite diverse - covering both old industrial regions and peripehrial & rural regions. Surprisingly, the regions most affected by the crisis are some of the regions which were relatively well off before the crisis arrived.
Consequently, the major differentiation proceeded within the set of relatively strong regions. The available information also suggests that the regional pattern becomes more fragmented/ differentiated on a micro-regional/local level, although without any distinctive regional pattern.