| Journal / Conference: |
Romanian Journal of Geography |
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| Authors: |
Jiří Anděl, Jan D. Bláha, Ivan Bičík |
| Year: |
2021 |
| Number: |
2 |
| Category of Publication: |
Article in Journal |
| Pages, web: |
187–201 |
| Keywords: |
the complexity of the world, divergence and convergence, global processes, typology, world’s macro-regions |
| RIV: |
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| Link to full version: |
http://www.rjgeo.ro/atasuri/revue%20roumaine%2065_2/ANDEL%20et%20al..pdf |
| Abstract: |
The article deals with changing differences among the world’s macro-regions. It examines whether these differences tend to expand or not. Do convergent or divergent trends prevail within the global system? Changes are studied on the basis of the so-called world’s macro-regions that have a high degree of social, economic, and cultural homogeneity. In the parts ʻThe Forming of the World’s Macro-Regionsʼ and ʻThe Typology of the World’s Macro-Regionsʼ the authors explain different macro-regions including their typology. The core part of this article critically evaluates trends in the development of the world’s macro-regions; changes in the basic indicators in different macro-regions between 1990 and 2016 are explained. Contradictory trends (divergence and convergence) often appear. The findings are further discussed in a broader geopolitical framework. |
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