ABSTRACT
Since EU accession, the transition and resilience of CEE regions have shown a general improvement in economic, technological and environmental terms. However, paths of development differ significantly, and despite significant growth dynamics, transition in the CEE countries is still incomplete, indicating the existence of a serious socio-economic development gap. The institutional and political fabrics of individual countries create a wider framework for single processes at the regional and/or local levels. The countries we analysed generally suffer from ill-fitting administrative and political structures, which considerably increase transaction costs. Post-transition economies continue to face great challenges concerning the creation of original, non-copycat approaches to regional development.
