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European Union Regional Policy: Reconciling the Convergence and Evaluation Evidence

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Regional Convergence in the European Union

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This chapter considers whether there is a case for attempting to reconcile two recent research literatures in the European Union (EU). The first is the quickly expanding one on regional growth processes within the EU. The research here encompasses both theoretical analysis, involving several distinct growth theories, and empirical work largely based on REGIO data sets. The second literature is that which focuses on the evaluation of EU regional policy. It is a particularly appropriate time to consider the evaluation evidence given the recently completed round of official ex post evaluations of the 1994–1999 Structural Funds programmes.

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  1. Department of Applied Economy, University of Alcalá — Madrid, Plaza de la Victoria, 2, 28802, Alcalá de Henares — Madrid, Spain

    Juan R. Cuadrado-Roura (Director of the ‘Service Industries Research Laboratory’) (Director of the ‘Service Industries Research Laboratory’)

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    Juan R. Cuadrado-Roura (Director of the ‘Service Industries Research Laboratory’) (Director of the ‘Service Industries Research Laboratory’)

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    Martí Parellada (Director of ‘Les Heures-Universidad de Barcelona’ Centro de Formación Continuada) (Director of ‘Les Heures-Universidad de Barcelona’ Centro de Formación Continuada)

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Armstrong, H.W. (2002). European Union Regional Policy: Reconciling the Convergence and Evaluation Evidence. In: Cuadrado-Roura, J.R., Parellada, M. (eds) Regional Convergence in the European Union. Advances in Spatial Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04788-0_11

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