<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Since the collapse of the Soviet bloc, European borders have undergone major transformations. Increasing flows of commodities, people, capital, information, and knowledge, coupled with the process of Europeanization, have critically changed the functions and significance of borders (Anderson and O’Dowd 1999, van Houtum 2000, O’Dowd 2003). In this context, we raise the question if culture does have a causal effect on economic development at this level of cross-border cooperation? The data on European regions suggest that it does. This paper focuses on identifying the way culture influence the way countries cooperates within cross border policies and programs in the European area, giving also an overview on particular issues of Cross Border cooperation between Romania and Serbia.</p></abstract>

Since the collapse of the Soviet bloc, European borders have undergone major transformations. Increasing flows of commodities, people, capital, information, and knowledge, coupled with the process of Europeanization, have critically changed the functions and significance of borders (Anderson and O’Dowd 1999, van Houtum 2000, O’Dowd 2003). In this context, we raise the question if culture does have a causal effect on economic development at this level of cross-border cooperation? The data on European regions suggest that it does. This paper focuses on identifying the way culture influence the way countries cooperates within cross border policies and programs in the European area, giving also an overview on particular issues of Cross Border cooperation between Romania and Serbia.

Cultural influences in cross border cooperation. An overview on Romania – Serbia cross border EU financed programme

The Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence

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Since the collapse of the Soviet bloc, European borders have undergone major transformations. Increasing flows of commodities, people, capital, information,...

Cultural influences in cross border cooperation. An overview on Romania – Serbia cross border EU financed programme

Published Online: Aug 26, 2017

Page range: 616 - 624

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/picbe-2017-0066

Keywords
border, cross-border cooperation, culture, cultural influences

© 2017 Cătălin Ploae, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Cultural influences in cross border cooperation. An overview on Romania – Serbia cross border EU financed programme

Published Online: Aug 26, 2017

Page range: 616 - 624

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/picbe-2017-0066

Keywordsborder, cross-border cooperation, culture, cultural influences

© 2017 Cătălin Ploae, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
border, cross-border cooperation, culture, cultural influences