Addressing the Legacy of Post‐Socialist Cities in East Central Europe

Abstract

This chapter addresses the specificity of the development of the creative and knowledge-intensive industries in the post-socialist cities of East Central Europe (ECE) and consequences for policy development. Because of the distinctive pathways of these city-regions, it would be unwise and in fact impossible to copy Western European policies. This chapter shows, however, that there is scope for differentiated policies. It is argued that, in the post-socialist cities of East Central Europe, urban policies should be even more ‘tailored’ than those in Western Europe because of bigger differences in both socio-economic performance and institutional settings. City-regions should identify their strengths and weaknesses, and they should take advantage of their strongest assets and not to rely upon weaker ones.

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