Regional Differentials and Policies for Territorial Cohesion in the European Union

Jean-Paul Fitoussi and Fiorella Kostoris Padoa Schioppa

Chapter 4 in Report on the State of the European Union, 2005, pp 71-91 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Since the late 1980s development gaps between the European Union (EU) member states have been narrowing. In a relatively short period of time, important catching-up events have emerged, alongside ongoing wide income discrepancies between regions within the individual member states. In a period of growing European integration and increasing Community efforts to encourage cohesion, the persistence of significant regional differentials poses two questions.

Keywords: European Union; Capita Income; Employment Rate; Structural Fund; Income Class (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230006270_4

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