SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST IN EUROPE: POLITICAL CONTEXT AND TERRITORIAL EVIDENCE. AN INTRODUCTION

Alois Humer () and Hans Fassmann
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Alois Humer: University of Vienna, Department of Geography and Regional Research
Hans Fassmann: University of Vienna, Department of Geography and Regional Research

Romanian Journal of Regional Science, 2013, vol. 7, issue Special1, 1-8

Abstract: This introductory article introduces the political notion of Services of General Interest in Europe with reference to an ESPON applied research project entitled ‘SeGI’ (‘Indicators and Perspectives for Services of General Interest in Territorial Cohesion and Development’) and also discusses their territorial connotation. A brief introduction to the seven contributions in this special issue of the Romanian Journal of Regional Science is followed by a summary of the findings made and by a discussion of the future challenges faced in respect of the provision of Services of General Interest.

Keywords: ESPON; applied research; Services of General Interest; Territorial Cohesion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Y20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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