Descrição
The equality of living conditions is one of the most important aims of regional planning in Germany. Politicians tend to describe significant structural differences between the so-called “centres” and the “peripheries” in rather broad terms, especially when referring to Eastern and Western Germany. However, in individual successful federal states which are themselves perceived as centres, such as Bavaria, regional disparities seem largely overcome. Yet, a closer analysis of the structures prevalent in Bavaria reveals the existence of considerable divergences in economy and the distribution of population in this federal state, too. These disparities will become sharper in the future. Despite Bavaria’s general economic power, only a limited equality can be achieved through instruments of regional development.||O ideal de equalização das condições de vida da população é um dos mais importantes objetivos do planejamento regional na Alemanha. Políticos tendem a descrever diferenças estruturais significativas através dos termos “Centro” e “Periferia”, muito utilizados, principalmente, para caracterizar as disparidades existentes entre a Alemanha Oriental e Ocidental. Em estados de “sucesso” como a Baviera, compreendidos como “Centro”, as disparidades regionais parecem superadas No entanto, uma análise mais acurada da estrutura espacial existente na Baviera revela também a existência de disparidades regionais econômicas e demográficas consideráveis neste estado da Federação Alemã. Essas disparidades serão ainda mais acentuadas no futuro. Os resultados das políticas de desenvolvimento regional tendem a ser limitados na Baviera, apesar de seu grande potencial econômico no contexto alemão e europeu.
Abstract
CENTRE AND PERIPHERY IN BAVARIA? POLARIZATION TENDENCY IN A GROWING GERMANY REGION
The equality of living conditions is one of the most important aims of regional planning in Germany. Politicians tend to describe significant structural differences between the so-called “centres” and the “peripheries” in rather broad terms, especially when referring to Eastern and Western Germany. However, in individual successful federal states which are themselves perceived as centres, such as Bavaria, regional disparities seem largely overcome. Yet, a closer analysis of the structures prevalent in Bavaria reveals the existence of considerable divergences in economy and the distribution of population in this federal state, too. These disparities will become sharper in the future. Despite Bavaria’s general economic power, only a limited equality can be achieved through instruments of regional development.
