Towards a Romanian Silicon Valley?

Download or read book Towards a Romanian Silicon Valley? written by Enikö Baga and published by Campus Verlag. This book was released on 2007 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines local attempts at sustainable development in post-socialist Eastern Europe. Enikö Baga focuses on the small Romanian town of Timisoara as its residents respond to major national and international changes, including the dismantling of an authoritarian regime and Romania's admittance to the European Union in 2007. As Baga illustrates, such shifts provide powerful opportunities for local communities, as they learn to use their own economic, social, and cultural resources to enact political change. A unique look at grassroots development efforts in Eastern Europe, this book will be an important study for scholars and students of economics and comparative politics.