Author: John Bachtler Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1315401843 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 380
Book Description
The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.tandfebooks.com/doi/view/10.4324/9781315401867, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. This book brings together academics, members of European institutions, and regional and national level policymakers in order to assess the performance and direction of EU Cohesion policy against the background of the most significant reforms to the policy in a generation. Responding to past criticisms of the effectiveness of the policy, the policy changes introduced in 2013 have aligned European Structural and Investment Funds with the Europe 2020 strategy and introduced measures to improve strategic coherence, performance and integrated development. EU Cohesion Policy: Reassessing performance and direction argues that policy can only be successfully developed and implemented if there is input from both academics and practitioners. The chapters in the book address four important issues: the effectiveness and impact of Cohesion policy at European, national and regional levels; the contribution of Cohesion policy to the Europe 2020 strategy of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; the importance of quality of government and administrative capacity for the effective management of the Funds; and the inter-relationships between institutions, territory and place-based policies. The volume will be an invaluable resource to students, academics and policymakers across economics, regional studies, European studies and international relations.
Author: Willem Molle Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 113407199X Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 489
Book Description
The only comprehensive text available for advanced study and professional reference, this book brings much needed clarity to both the theoretical and practical aspects of EU intervention. Integrating both theoretical and practical research in a clear and accessible structure, covering economic, social and territorial issues European Cohesion Policy provides a systematic view of the various stages of the whole policy cycle, looking in detail at: the evolution of the problems the design of the policy system the implementation in practice the evaluation of effects . An authoritative analysis of the problems and debates involved, European Cohesion Policy is essential reading for students, policy makers, development workers and researchers working in all aspects of European policy.
Author: Liesbet Hooghe Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 9780198280644 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 482
Book Description
How can one convince potent nation-states to put their sovereignty at risk in common European policies? EU cohesion policy, now one-third of the EU budget, provides such a puzzle. Until 1988 the European Commission shared out money to national governments with few strings attached. Since the reform of 1988, national governments are required to negotiate with the Commission and regional authorities on how to use the money. Has this European-wide policy eroded national sovereignty in favour of a stronger role for the Commission and more power for Europe's regions? The first part of the book probes into the policy dynamics at the European level. In the second part, eight country studies evaluate the impact of uniform EU policy on territorial relations by comparing policy making before and after the reform. The concluding section explains persistent variation in EU cohesion decision making and implementation.
Author: Sven Czekalla Publisher: GRIN Verlag ISBN: 3640936418 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 32
Book Description
Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject Business economics - Investment and Finance, grade: 1,0, Berlin School of Economics and Law (Fernstudieninstitut), course: EUROPEAN COHESION POLICIES, language: English, abstract: The first chapter is divided into two sections; the first section aims to present the most important steps toward the current systems of European Cohesion and Funding Policies, and the second section summarizes the main funding streams of the current cohesion policy. In addition, in the second part, the linkage between the different financial instruments and the objectives of Structural Fund assistance is clarified. The second chapter examines the effectiveness and efficiency of the cohesion policy in reducing regional disparities, with a reference to the preceding funding period. Due to the restriction on the length of in this paper, the reduction of regional disparities will be assessed by examining economic performance and employment according to the objectives of the cohesion policy and its financial instruments. Due to the difficulties in separating the contributions of the cohesion policy from the overall effects of progress, the achievements of the Lisbon objectives will be scrutinized in the following section. Selected Structural Indicators will be examined to remark on the progress in the set key areas. The following section aims to conduct a partial examination of the impact and weaknesses of pre-accession assistance. Examining the question of institutional and administrative capacity building, the section will scrutinize the development of economic performance of and employment levels in the new Member States in the 2000–2006 funding period. The objective of the preceeding chapter is to determine the impacts of the Europe 2020 objectives on cohesion policy, examine the adequacy of established goals, and compare the Europe 2020 objectives with those of the Lisbon Strategy. The objective of the last section is to analyze the proposals for a reformed cohesion policy as submitted in the BARCA report. Therefore, the advantages and disadvantages that appears when considering the proposals will be discussed. In addition, the main differences with the current practice will be considered.
Author: John Bachtler Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1315401851 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 320
Book Description
The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.tandfebooks.com/doi/view/10.4324/9781315401867, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. This book brings together academics, members of European institutions, and regional and national level policymakers in order to assess the performance and direction of EU Cohesion policy against the background of the most significant reforms to the policy in a generation. Responding to past criticisms of the effectiveness of the policy, the policy changes introduced in 2013 have aligned European Structural and Investment Funds with the Europe 2020 strategy and introduced measures to improve strategic coherence, performance and integrated development. EU Cohesion Policy: Reassessing performance and direction argues that policy can only be successfully developed and implemented if there is input from both academics and practitioners. The chapters in the book address four important issues: the effectiveness and impact of Cohesion policy at European, national and regional levels; the contribution of Cohesion policy to the Europe 2020 strategy of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; the importance of quality of government and administrative capacity for the effective management of the Funds; and the inter-relationships between institutions, territory and place-based policies. The volume will be an invaluable resource to students, academics and policymakers across economics, regional studies, European studies and international relations.
Author: Rauhut, Daniel Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing ISBN: 1839103582 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 320
Book Description
Discussing the ongoing and future challenges of EU Cohesion Policy, this book critically addresses the economic, social and territorial challenges at the heart of the EU’s policy. It identifies the multifaceted and dynamic nature of the policy as well as the cohesions goal interlinkage with other policies and considers unresolved questions of strategic importance in territorial governance, urban and regional inequalities, and social aspects and wellbeing.
Author: Simona Piattoni Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing ISBN: 1784715670 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 576
Book Description
This Handbook covers all major aspects of EU Cohesion policy, one of the most significant areas of intervention of the European Union. Over five parts, It discusses this policy’s history and governing principles; the theoretical approaches from which it can be assessed; the inter-institutional and multi-level dynamics that it tends to elicit; its practical implementation and impact on EU member states; its interactions with other EU policies and strategies; and the cognitive maps and narratives with which it can be associated. An absolute must for all students of the EU.
Author: John Bachtler
Author: Willem Molle
Author: John Bachtler
Author: European Commission
Author: Liesbet Hooghe
Author: Sven Czekalla
Author: John Bachtler
Author: Rauhut, Daniel
Author: Dora Pinheiro Brites Correia
Author: Simona Piattoni