Table of Content; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 The concept of decentralisation; 3 Regional Specialisation and Sectoral Concentration in an Enlarged EU: A comprehensive updated overview; 4 Decentralisation and regional specialisation in EU Member States; 5 Empirical analysis of fragmentation and regional economic performance in German functional labour market regions ; 6 Summary and main conclusions; Appendix A Data sources and data description; Appendix B Tables; References
