 Regional Disparities and Centre—Periphery Relations in the European UnionRobert Leonardi
Chapter 2 in Convergence, Cohesion and Integration in the European Union, 1995, pp 33-59 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract The literature on economic convergence and divergence has grown over the years. There is a significant debate not only on the direction of change but also on what causes change and how that change can be measured. In the past, the main factors explaining convergence or divergence have concentrated on physical factors such as infrastructure, financial capital and access to natural resources. In more recent times attention has begun to focus on the role of human capital (skills and entrepreneurial predispositions), institutional/political resources (formal constitutional structures of government) and social/cultural factors (associations, policy networks and views on social cooperation).1 Theories concerning the institutionalisation of supranational decision making in Europe have also made explicit assumptions about the dynamic of economic growth and convergence and its link to the process of institution building in the EU. Keywords: Core Area; Regional Policy; Labour Migration; Regional Disparity; Postwar Period (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-37278-8_2 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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