The North East Adriatic Region: Territorial Cooperation and the Role of Planning Systems and Cultures

Jakob Marcks, Jörg Knieling, Galya Vladova

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to map the spatial variations in the size of the shadow economy within Brussels. Reporting data provided by the National Bank of Belgium on the deposit of high denomination banknotes across bank branches in the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, the finding is that the shadow economy is concentrated in wealthier populations and not in deprived or immigrant communities. The outcome is a call to transcend the association of the shadow economy with marginalized groups and the wider adoption of this indirect method when measuring spatial variations in the shadow economy.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5-25
Number of pages21
JournalEuropean Spatial Research and Policy
Volume23
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2016

Keywords

  • territorial and cross-border cooperation
  • planning systems and cultures
  • North East Adriatic

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