Name: Regional Policy By Norbert Vanhove
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Regional Policy: A European Approach by Norbert Vanhove

This work combines the theory and practice of regional economi policy in Europe. Six main topics are covered as follows: theory of regional economic development and policy; regional policy at the national level; regional disparities in the EU - past and present; impact on the integration on regions; regional policy in the EU 1975-1999; the structural funds 2000-2006 and openness to Eastern European countires. The book also includes an up-to-date bibliography on the topics covered.

Part 1 The background to and motivation for a regional economic policy at a national level: introduction; causes of regional disequilibrium; backwash and spread effects; regional growth models; international trade theory applied to regions; economic motives for regional economic policy; the environmental argument for regional economic policy; the social motives for regional economic policy; the political issues; regional policy and economic recession; the regional multiplier; compatibility between regional economic policy and general economic policy at the national and European Union levels; defining regional economic policy. Part 2 regional disparities in the European Union: introduction; the geographical distribution of the population; activity rates; employment; unemployment; regional labour market balances; income disparities; the example of the United State; measurement of regional disparities and the evolution of income disparities in the countries of the EU; regional disparities, economic structure and shift-share analysis; types of problem regions in the EU. Part 3 region - a relative notion: definition of an economic region; regional prototypes; the interaction principle; some further considerations. Part 4 Micro and macro-aspects of the location of forms: introduction; Weber, the father of location theory; a macro-economic approach - the gravitation and potentiality model; transportation costs and distance cists (frais de communication); industrial location and economic potential in western Europe; the importance of location factors; innovative activities and location; theories on the spatial distribution of economic activities - models of spatial organization, growth pole theory, the growth pole concept and regional economic policy, the attraction model, the Porter model and the regions. Part 5 European urban developments and urban planning: introduction; a general presentation of the stages of urban development; urban development in the EU; considerations regarding city size; the advantages of urban concentration; the disadvantages of urban concentration; urban concentration and individual preferences; urban concentration and living costs; urban concentration and the quality of urban life; urban policies. Part 6 The impact of integration on the regions: introduction; the fear of repercussions; the spatial impact of a custom union - the Giersch model. (Part contents).

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9781840149944

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1840149949

Title

Regional Policy: A European Approach by Norbert Vanhove

Author

Norbert Vanhove

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Hardback

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Taylor & Francis Ltd

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19991228

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654

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Regional Policy Norbert Vanhove

Regional Policy by Norbert Vanhove

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