Starting from the observation that the European Union now possesses many of the attributes
of modern political systems, Hix and Høyland take an innovative approach to analysing …

David Bell and Kate Oakley survey the major debates emerging in cultural policy research,
adopting an approach based on spatial scale to explore cultural policy in cities, nations and …

Rodríguez-Pose A. and Fratesi U.(2004) Between development and social policies: the
impact of European Structural Funds in Objective 1 regions, Reg. Studies 38, 97–113 …

The European Union has established itself as a leading text that provides readers from all
disciplines with a sound understanding of the economics and policies of the EU. Its wealth of …

EU Cohesion policy accounts for a major share of the EU budget and is central to economic
and social development in many European countries. This book provides a comprehensive …

This book investigates the EU's regional growth dynamics and, in particular, the reasons
why peripheral and socio-economically disadvantaged areas have persistently failed to …

Reforming the Common Agricultural Policy presents an unprecedented comparison of three
successive major reforms of the CAP. It shows the influence of related issues such as …

Abstract The allocation of Structural Funds, the most important component of the European
Union (EU) cohesion policy, is subject to intense bargaining between national governments …

In this paper we try to estimate the impact of Structural Funds on the growth rates of
Objective 1 European regions during the two… rst Programming periods (1989-2000). For …

This article examines the relationship between territorial representation and fiscal
redistribution in the European Union. Given that small states are vastly overrepresented in …