Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: János Zsúgyel Author-Workplace-Name: University of Miskolc Title: Szőttes vagy patchwork : Milyen területfejlesztési stratégiát válasszunk? Abstract: There are two different ways to improve the economic performance of a region or a country. One of the ways is to enhance the solidarity and the other way is to further the competitiveness. The development based on solidarity is a texture-like development based on the competitiveness, which is a patchwork-like regional policy. The paper investigates the consequences is called a patchwork-like regional development among the European countries. The simulation of the regional development shows that the patchwork-like development is more effective than the texture-like development measured with the average and the standard deviation of the GDP per capita. The simulation is made with the data of the EU-25 countries from 2000 and 2003 in the period of ten years. Pages: 35-44 Number: 2 Volume: 2 Year: 2005 Publication-Status: Published File-URL: http://gtk.uni-miskolc.hu/files/284 File-Format: application/pdf Handle: RePEc:mic:esfjrn:v:2:y:2005:i:2:p:35-44