EU Cohesion Policy in Practice

What Does it Achieve?

AvJohn Bachtler,Iain Begg

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

Del i serien Rowman & Littlefield International - Policy Impacts

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EU Cohesion policy, along with support for agriculture and rural development, is one of the main items of EU spending. As such, the performance of the policy has come under increasing scrutiny. Perhaps surprisingly, however, past attempts to assess the effectiveness of the EU’s have proved to be highly ambivalent.This book examines the long-term achievements of Cohesion policy from 1989 to 2012 and draws out the main policy implications. Originally undertaken for the European Commission by the authors, this major longitudinal study adopts an innovative approach to assessing the effectiveness and achievements of this policy, building on case studies of 15 regions from different parts of Europe. The rationale for the book is to present the findings of the research in a concise and digestible manner that will be of value to policy-makers across the EU and to academics interested in the past effectiveness and future direction of the policy.The research brings out messages for the conduct of Cohesion policy in the current programme period, covering 2014-2020. It also has implications for the debates, already launched, on how Cohesion policy might evolve after 2020."

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-07-26
Mått:149 x 223 x 17 mm
Vikt:349 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Rowman & Littlefield International - Policy Impacts
Antal sidor:150
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781783487219

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John Bachtler is Professor of European Policy Studies and Director of the European Policies Research Centre at the University of Strathclyde.Iain Begg is a Professorial Research Fellow at the European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science. David Charles is Professor of Innovation and Strategic Management at the Lincoln Business School, University of Lincoln.Laura Polverari is Senior Research Fellow in the European Policies Research Centre, University of Strathclyde

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Examining the cohesion policies of the EU from 1989 to 2012, this study assesses the success and effectiveness of the policy, particularly in relation to its large budget. The authors endeavour to provide EU policy makers and academics with lessons drawn from 15 case studies around Europe.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface / 1. Introduction: Understanding the Effectiveness of EU Cohesion Policy / 2. The Evaluation of EU Cohesion Policy / 3. A Different Approach to Evaluating Cohesion Policy: Theory-Based Evaluation / 4. What was the Problem? Regional Development Challenges and Needs / 5. Regional Strategies and their Relevance to Needs / 6. The Effectiveness of Programmes in Achieving Objectives / 7. The Relevance of Programmes to Regional Needs: Utility / 8. Implications for the Design and Implementation of Policies and Programmes / 9. Conclusions / Bibliography / Index