A CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW OF TERRITORIAL COHESION

Maria Vasilescu (dumitrascu) and Claudia Mariana Mungiu-Pupazan
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Maria Vasilescu (dumitrascu): “CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI” UNIVERSITY OF TIRGU-JIU
Claudia Mariana Mungiu-Pupazan: “CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI” UNIVERSITY OF TIRGU-JIU

Annals - Economy Series, 2014, vol. 6, 260-264

Abstract: Territorial cohesion is a complex concept that cannot be explained by a single definition. During the previous decades, territorial issues represented, undoubtedly, subjects of interest for various policy documents, actions and funding of the European Union, but the asymmetric impact of recent global crisis, doubled by the launch of the Green Paper (2008) and its inclusion in the Lisbon Treaty, in 2009, has underlined the importance of territorial cohesion, as one of the three main pillars of the new cohesion policy. In this context, this article tries to create a holistic perspective on territorial cohesion by analyzing the available studies and to determine its relevance to the European objective of strengthening the regions, promoting territorial integration and producing coherent policies, thus contributing to the sustainable development and global competitiveness of the European Union.

Keywords: territorial disparities; Europe 2020 strategy; Territorial Agenda; territorial cohesion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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