TY - JOUR N2 - The main research question in this article concerns the factors responsible for development of Brandenburg in the last 15 years, which enable to divert the region from its previous development model. For answering this question the method of individual, in-depth interviews with the main actors on the regional scene was used, supported by desk research and statistical data analysis. The development of Brandenburg was strongly infl uenced by external factors as consequences of functioning under the conditions of centrally planned economy and façade democracy (as GDR), the unifi cation of Germany, the necessity of transformation and restructuring with strong support of external funding, finally moving the capital city of Germany to Berlin. However of crucial importance was a conscious, pragmatic and consistently implemented policy of the regional authorities based on the idea of territorial and sectoral concentration (instead of the idea Gieβkanneprinzip). L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/109321/PDF/08%20-%20D%C4%85browska.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/109321 PY - 2017 IS - No 179 EP - 154 KW - Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan Region KW - capital city effect KW - clusters KW - regional growth cores (Regionale Wachstumskerne) KW - territorial and sectoral concentration A1 - Dąbrowska, Anna PB - Polska Akademia Nauk Komitet Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania Kraju DA - 2017 T1 - Determinanty i bariery w procesie zmiany ścieżki rozwoju niemieckiego regionu Brandenburgii SP - 135 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/109321 T2 - Studia KPZK ER -