Lagging Regions in the European Union
Author: Pawe Dobrzaanski
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Published: 2024-09
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ISBN-13: 9781032615493
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Lagging Regions in the European Union
Author: Pawel Dobrzanski
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2024-09-02
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781032615462
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book investigates the problem of left-behind regions in the European Union. It introduces the reader to the theories of regional imbalances and problems with measuring them, explores imbalances in the EU using a variety of indicators, and describes the EU's regional policy for reducing regional disparities.
Lagging Regions in the European Union
Author: Paweł Dobrzański
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2024-09-02
Total Pages: 173
ISBN-13: 1040117554
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnequal distribution of income is one of the most important socio-economic issues. The processes of globalisation and integration are accelerating economic growth; however, at the same time, imbalances between regions are growing. Reducing inequalities within regions and national economies, as well as around the world, is important for individual and societal well-being and cohesion, and for effective state policies. This book investigates the problem of left-behind regions in the European Union (EU). It first introduces the reader to the theories of regional imbalances and problems with measuring them. It then explores imbalances in the EU using a variety of indicators and describes the EU’s regional policy for reducing regional disparities. It uses an empirical shift-share analysis to assess the productivity of EU regions which are lagging behind. The book also provides an empirical analysis of the effectiveness of EU funds in increasing labour productivity performed with DEA methodology. This book can be used as a teaching resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students and can serve as reference material for academics and researchers, as well as policymakers at the European, national and local levels.
Institutional Change and the Development of Lagging Regions in Europe
Author: Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
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Published: 2019
Total Pages: 28
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this paper we assess whether both the levels and the degree of change in government quality influence regional economic performance in the European Union (EU) and, in particular, in its lagging regions. The results of the econometric analysis, covering 249 NUTS2 regions for the period between 1999 and 2013, suggest that: a) government quality matters for regional growth; b) relative improvements in quality of government are a powerful driver of development; c) one-size-fits-all policies for lagging regions are not the solution; d) government quality improvements are essential for low growth regions; and e) in low income regions basic endowment shortages are still the main barrier to development. In particular, low growth regions in Southern Europe stand to benefit the most from improvements in government quality, while in low income regions of Central and Eastern Europe, investments in the traditional drivers of growth remain the main factors behind successful economic trajectories.
Innovation and Regional Growth in the European Union
Author: Riccardo Crescenzi
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2011-06-17
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 3642177611
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book investigates the EU’s regional growth dynamics and, in particular, the reasons why peripheral and socio-economically disadvantaged areas have persistently failed to catch up with the rest of the Union. It shows that the capability of the knowledge-based growth model to deliver its expected benefits to these areas crucially depends on tackling a specific set of socio-institutional factors which prevents innovation from being effectively translated into economic growth. The book takes an eclectic approach to the territorial genesis of innovation and regional growth by combining different theoretical strands into one model of empirical analysis covering the whole EU-25. An in-depth comparative analysis with the United States is also included, providing significant insights into the distinctive features of the European process of innovation and its territorial determinants. The evidence produced in the book is extensively applied to the analysis of EU development policies.
Rethinking Lagging Regions
Author: Thomas Farole
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Published: 2018
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the World Bank's 2012 Golden Growth report emphasized, the European Union, since its founding, has been a 'convergence machine, ' generating wealth and a higher quality of life for the poorest in the 28 EU member states. More recently, the Growing United report highlighted that while the convergence machine still works, it is not working for everyone. And among the fault lines emerging in the convergence machine, regional inequality represents a potent threat to Europe's economic well-being, and to its social and political cohesion. In this context, Rethinking Lagging Regions highlights the nature and implications of regional inequalities in Europe and recommends how cohesion policy can be leveraged to maximize its impact on lagging regions, and on the businesses and people in these regions. The report has several key messages: regional inequalities are high and likely to rise; Europe's lagging regions are going in opposite directions, but face common challenges; cohesion policy can maximize its impact on lagging regions by explicitly targeting regional potential and equality of opportunity rather than convergence; cohesion policy priorities can be rebalanced to help deliver on regional potential; and delivery of regional policy needs to engage ever more deeply at the ground level. This report aims to contribute to the debate on the future of cohesion policy, with a specific focus on lagging regions. It calls for a further shift in the objectives of cohesion policy towards an increasingly 'region-centered' approach that aims to maximize potential in all regions, while seeking convergence of opportunities for individuals, no matter where they live.
Economic Challenges of Lagging Regions
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Published: 2017
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ISBN-13: 9789279732218
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe focus of the study is the economic challenges of lagging regions in the EU-28. In this respect, regions - in general - are defined according to the NUTS2 level of regions. As far as lagging regions are concerned, there are two specific types: Low growth regions, i.e. those NUTS2 regions that did not converge to the EU average GDP per head at PPS between the years 2000 and 2013. This group covers almost all the less developed and transition regions in Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal ; low income regions, i.e. those NUTS2 regions with a GDP per head in PPS below 50% of the EU average in 2013. This group covers several less developed regions of Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Romania. The main challenge regarding the low growth regions is to find policies and strategies to overcome the low growth path they have been locked-in for more than a decade. The main challenge of the low income regions is the long-term sustainability of the respectable growth-path they have been following in past and the need to prevent them from entering the development trajectory of the low growth regions. Overall therefore, the major challenge of the lagging regions is to increase and/or stabilise their economic performance in order to enable to re-enter and stay on a convergence path to the more prosperous regions in the EU.
Revitalising Lagging Regions
Author: Mariachiara Barzotto
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-01-06
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 1000042464
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Expo book brings together leading academic and policymaker experts to reflect on the significant challenges faced by lagging regions in participating in the European Union’s Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) programme. In doing so, the book offers a set of new policy recommendations on the design and implementation of appropriate Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) in lagging regions, which may enable them to benefit from the opportunities of digitalisation and Industry 4.0 (I4.0).
Economic Growth in European Union NUTS-3 Regions
Author: Austin Kilroy
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Published: 2020
Total Pages: 36
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis paper analyzes the growth pathways of 1,321 regions in the European Union from 2003 to 2017. The aim is to inform integrated territorial investments and other economic development initiatives in lagging regions. Using the definition of lagging regions from the European Commission's Catching Up Initiative, more than two-thirds of the European Union member states have lagging regions when defined at the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics-3 scale. These small lagging regions are often hidden within larger and more prosperous regions. The paper considers the roles of industrial structure, innovation, and inward foreign direct investment as growth-enhancing factors. The findings indicate that the growth dynamics in low-income regions are different from those in regions in other income groups: there is no overall pattern in the contribution of industry to growth but there is a strong association between foreign direct investment and growth. Among low-growth lagging regions - the 171 small regions in the European Union with gross domestic product per capita less than 90 percent of the European Union average, and stagnant or negative growth performance - growth is correlated with construction and innovation. There are also differences in the growth pathways of rural and non-rural regions: growth is associated with moving away from agriculture in rural regions, and it is associated with construction and innovation in non-rural regions. The results imply that a finer geographic scale can be important in policy making and programming of Cohesion Policy Funds, to cater to different needs and opportunities at the scale of Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics-3 regions.
Economic Challenges of Lagging Regions
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Published: 2017
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ISBN-13: 9789279732164
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