Regions and cities in the global world

In this tribute to György Enyedi, the founder of Hungarian regional science as rigorous academic discipline, some of the most prominent scholars contribute theoretical and applied papers in the newer areas of research interest. The contributors constitute an international community of scholars whose papers feature news insights in such fields as regional and integration economics, urban and rural studies, regional development and policy. Gyula Horváth is "Széchenyi" Professor of Regional Policy at the university of Pécs, DSc, the director.General of the Centre for Regional Studies of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He has published books and papers in the areas of European regional development and policy