A Spatial Analysis of the Achievements, in Terms of Regional Development, Accomplished by the Initial EU-Member Cohesion Fund Beneficiaries Using a Synthetic Indicator

José Antonio Rodríguez Martín, José María Martín Martín, José Antonio Salinas Fernández, Karla Aída Zermeño Mejía and Karen G. Añaños Bedriñana
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José Antonio Rodríguez Martín: Department of Applied Economics, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain
José María Martín Martín: Faculty of Business and Communication, Business Area, International University of La Rioja, 26006 Logroño, Spain
José Antonio Salinas Fernández: Department of Spanish and International Economics, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain
Karla Aída Zermeño Mejía: Department of Fundamentals of Knowledge, University of Guadalajara, Centro Universitario del Norte, Carretera Federal 23, km. 191, Santiago Tlaltelolco, 46200 Guadalajara, Mexico
Karen G. Añaños Bedriñana: Department of Constitutional Law, University of Granada’s Institution of Peace and Conflicts Investigation, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 8, 1-16

Abstract: This study proposes construction of a synthetic indicator to measure progress toward the objective of economic and social cohesion among the regions of Spain, Greece, Ireland and Portugal within the framework of European Community Regional Policy and the spatial disparities among these countries. Our aim is to integrate, in a single indicator, a large number of variables defined by the European Commission to monitor improvements in regional development, classified according to the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy to promote smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. To achieve this goal, we use the Pena distance method for the year 2013.

Keywords: spatial disparities; economic and social cohesion; economic development; European Union; Lisbon strategy; regional policy; synthetic indicator (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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