Regional policy is likely to remain an important feature of European integration for many years to come. The first part of this book shows why a fast, automatic reduction of the regional socio-economic disparities within the EU is unlikely. The book analyses the key features of EU regional policy an
The Regional Dimension in European Public Policy: Convergence or Divergence?
โ Scribed by Reiner Martin (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 217
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Introduction....Pages 1-4
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
European Economic Integration and the Growth of Regional Heterogeneity....Pages 7-18
Economic Theory and the Convergence versus Divergence Debate....Pages 19-40
Regional Convergence within the EU: an Empirical Analysis....Pages 41-68
Front Matter....Pages 69-70
The Regional Policy of the European Union....Pages 71-100
National and European Regional Policy: an Uneasy Relationship....Pages 101-119
Human Capital Investments and Cohesion: the Case of R&D Policy....Pages 120-140
Transport Infrastructure Policies....Pages 141-162
Conclusions and Policy Recommendations....Pages 163-170
Back Matter....Pages 171-197
โฆ Subjects
European Politics; European Union Politics; Political Science; Public Policy
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