The European Union and the Regions by Barry Jones, Michael Keating

The European Union and the Regions by Barry Jones, Michael Keating

By Barry Jones, Michael Keating

Is Europe witnessing the loss of life of the once-mighty countryside? If it si, then of the main strong components in its post-war decline were eu integration and regionalism. This publication presents a definitive exam of the hot styles of politics and coverage that hyperlink the 3 degrees of eu Union, geographical region, and sector. taking a look at every one member country in flip, the authors emphasize the variety of ecu adventure. This booklet examines how integration and neighborhood statement threaten this establishment and are changing the politics of Europe because it strikes in the direction of the twenty-first century.

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In all cases other structural funds were combined with the ERDF in achieving the objective. A coordinated approach is clearly what was called for. Identifying Regions in Need of Priority Assistance The structural fund objectives effectively identified the types of region on which ERDF and other structural funds help was to be focused. In order to begin to put into operation the new policy, it was necessary to identify the regions to be eligible for help under each of the three 'regional' objectives.

Not all of these effects are necessarily beneficial. When the static effects are considered, the benefits of trade creation (the replacement of expensive local production by cheaper imports from a partner member state) must be set against the problems caused by trade diversion (the replacement of cheaper initial imports from a non-member by more expensive imports from a partner member state). Dynamic effects are also complex, and may be spread over a very long period of time. They include such things as the exploitation of economies of scale by bigger firms supplying the larger common market, the possibility of a whole range of external economies leading to reduced costs for firms, improved investment volumes, lower costs from greater competition, and a series of 'polarization' effects favouring locations for industry close to the central core of the EC.

What emerges is that there has been a struggle for the control of the regional policy instrument among the Commission, member states, and regions. In the early years, the funds were largely handed over to states to distribute according to their own criteria to their chosen regions. Several states, such as Britain, France, and Spain, continue to manage the funds in a centralized manner, deciding themselves on how to distribute them internally. Indeed, the reform of the funds, the greater geographical concentration, and the need for co-ordinated programmes has in some respects strengthened national control in these states.

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