Geografie 2024, 129, 61-90
https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie.2024.001
The foundational economy and the economic resilience of Czech and Slovak regions during four recessions
Jan Ženka1
, Jaroslav Rusnák2, Adam Červenka1
, Jaroslav Rusnák2, Adam Červenka1
1University of Ostrava, Faculty of Science, Department of Human Geography and Regional Development, Ostrava, Czechia
2Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Economic and Social Geography, Demography and Territorial Development, Bratislava, Slovakia
Received May 2023
Accepted December 2023
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