European Union Enlargement, European Spatial Development Perspective and Regional Policy: Lessons from Population Potentials

Andrés Faíña () and Jesus Lopez-Rodriguez
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Andrés Faíña: University of A Coruña

INVESTIGACIONES REGIONALES - Journal of REGIONAL RESEARCH, 2006, issue 9, 3-21

Abstract: This paper applies the concept of population potential to study the spatialstructure of the European Economic Space-EU15 and its main changes with theenlargement to Central and Eastern European Countries. The analysis shows a reinforcementof the central areas and a widening and displacement to the East of themiddle areas in the European spatial pattern. Moreover population potential allows usto highlight some policy guidelines for the European Spatial Development Perspectiveand for the future of the European Regional Policy.

Keywords: European Economic Space; EU enlargement; Population Potential; Market Potential; Spatial Planning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A12 J11 N30 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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