Original scientific paper

Development Obligations of Zagreb toward the Croatian Periphery

Ivan ROGIĆ
Anka MIŠETIĆ

Abstract

This article discusses the relation ’centre-periphery’ within
the context of modern Croatian society and models of
metropolitan participation in programs for revitalization of
the periphery. Using the scheme ’metropolis-periphery’ as a
consenquence of acts of identity, the authors ’place’ the
periphery within the network of cooperative relation which in
turn becomes a very important constructive mode in forming
any social integrations. A successful (post)modernization
process based on endogene regional development results in
the ability of metropolitan actors to revitalize the periphery.
From the perspective of cooperative relations, the term
’metropolis’ includes both basic metropolitan community
(capital) and entire area of community (imaginary
metropolis). The formation of the local community identity is
the most important item on the list of revitalizing objectives
of the Croatian periphery. Metropolitan obligations could be
described as several development incentives: commercial,
social…etc. Finally, to avoid any objections toward
metropolis being a specific urban monopoly, finding
solutions in the cooperation of ’metropolis-periphery’
would be of the utmost importance.

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Hrčak ID:

20321

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/20321

Publication date:

31.12.1999.

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