Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Assessment and Recommendations
Chapter 1. Trends and Challenges
-Vienna-Bratislava – a wide scope for integration
--A hub in Central Europe
--Disparities and convergence
-Geographic and demographic context
--Demography
--Spatial development
-Administrative organisation
-Economic integration and cross-border convergence
--Indicators of convergence
--Industrial structure
-The region’s position in the national context
Flows of exchange
-Trade in goods and services
-Foreign direct investment (FDI)
-Migration and commuting
-Barriers
--A fragmented labour market
--Distributing innovation
--Transport: "Last Exit Simmering"
Conclusion
Chapter 2. Policy Analysis
-Introduction
-Integration definitions, objectives and actors
--The concept of cross-border integration
--Integration: a local, national and international issue
-Economic integration: market forces
--The theoretical basis for integration
--Progress and prospects for the region
-Current integration strategies and policies
--The need for a cross-border strategy
--The practical challenge of formulating a cross-border strategy
--Current initiatives, their strengths and limitations
Chapter 3. The Challenbes of Labour Market Integration 
-Cross-border labour movements
--Trends and prospects
--Main challenges for the labour markets
-Policy responses
--Legal regulation for worker mobility
-- Labour market policiesCross-border co-operation
-Conclusions
Chapter 4. Innovation, Knowledge Transfer and and Learning Region Policy
-Introduction
-Learning regions and cross-border integration
--The learning region concept
--Transforming a cross-border region into a learning region
--Institutional preconditions and governance requirements
--Cross-border regions and social capital
-Vienna-Bratislava: the learning region perspective and the challenges ahead
--Vienna: a fragmented technological and research platform
--Bratislava: a difficult transition towards an innovative market-based economy
--Cross-border integration potential
-Policy recommendations
--Mobilise a sustained effort
--Create joint regional data
--Focus on concrete projects
--Create simple governance structures
--Develop local private-public partnerships
--Obtain external funds
--Nurture a public debate
Chapter 5. Cross Border Transport Policy
-Trends in national and regional transport
-National and regional policies
-Improving cross-border transport links
-Implementing regional sustainable transport policy
Agenda for strategies
Chapter 6. Territorial Governance and Cross-Border Institution Building
-Institutional background
--Austrian federalism
--Slovak decentralisation
-Cross-border governance within Austria and the Slovak Republic
--Austria and governing a metropolitan area
--The Slovak Republic and the challenge of decentralisation
Cross-border institution building in the Vienna-Bratislava region
--Governance without government
--Obstacles to regional institution building
-Elements of cross-border institution building
--Information dissemination
--Pragmatism and priority setting
--Metropolitan issues
--Fiscal implications of cross-border integration
--Democratic accountability and legitimacy
-Summary and outlook
Annex: Comparison Regions
-Frankfurt/Slubice (German-Polish border)
-Euregio Meuse-Rhine (Belgian-Dutch-German border)
-San Diego-Tijuana (US-Mexican) border
References