Peter Gladoić Håkansson works at the Institute of Urban Research and Department of Society, Culture and Identity at Malmö University. His research is focused on labour market change from institutional and structural perspectives. He holds a PhD in Economic History. Helena Bohman works at the Institute of Urban Research and Department of Urban Studies, Malmö University and K2 - The Swedish Knowledge Centre for Public Transport. Her current research focuses on the effects of investments in infrastructure with a specific interest in distributional aspects. She holds a PhD in Economics.

• Chapter 1. Introduction: Spacial Inequalities in the Age of Rapid Technological Advances; Helena Bohman, Peter G. Håkansson, Inge Thorsen Section I - Spatial Divergence  Chapter 2. Regional Inequalities in Sweden 1985-2014; Peter G. Håkansson, Magnus Andersson Chapter 3. Centralization and Urbanization Tendencies in Norway; Magnus Andersson, Peter G. Håkansson, Inge Thorsen Chapter 4. Spatial Inequality in Croatia and Serbia; Helena Bohman, Peter G. Håkansson, Danjiel Nestić, Dejan Molnar Chapter 5. Impact and Recovery - An Analysis of the Disintegration of Yugoslavia; Magnus Andersson, Souknilanh Keola, Mladen Stamenković Section II - Housing and Institutional Perspectives Chapter 6. Quality of Government - Scandinavia vs. South East Europe; Lana Kordić, Željko Mrnjavac, Blanka Šimundić, Predrag Bejaković Chapter 7. Local Initiatives for Effective Local Labour Markets; Predrag Bejaković Chapter 8. Housing and Transaction Costs; Peter Palm, Ola Jingryd, Lana Kordić Chapter 9. Residential Mobility and Housing Policy - Continuity and Change in the Swedish Housing Regime; Bo Bengtsson, Peter G. Håkansson, Peter Karpestam Chapter 10. Housing Policy and Labour Market in Croatia; Predrag Bejaković, Željko Mrnjavac  Section III - Mobility Chapter 11. On an Equal Footing? Comparing Commuting Patterns Across Space and Gender; Helena Bohman, Maja Jandrić, Liv Ostland Chapter 12. A Multiple Criteria Approach To Interregional Migrations - The Case Of Serbia; Mihail Arandarenko, Salvatore Corrente, Maja Jandrić, Mladen Stamenković