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      <title>Enlargement and EU regional policy</title>
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      <description>Title: Enlargement and EU regional policy
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&lt;br/&gt;Authors: Bachtler, John; Downes, Ruth
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&lt;br/&gt;Abstract: The following paper examines the arguments about enlargement and cohesion with a summary of one of the preparatory studies undertaken for the Second Cohesion Report, as well as references to some of the Commission’s own research. The paper then outlines some of the options for the future of EU regional policy, describing four possible scenarios originally put forward in a discussion paper before concluding with some questions for discussion.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2003 22:58:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Regional specializations in the European space</title>
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      <description>Title: Regional specializations in the European space
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&lt;br/&gt;Authors: Rollet, Philippe
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&lt;br/&gt;Abstract: This paper examines certain aspects both of the geographical and international economy when analysing the phenomena of national and regional specialisation. First of all the factors of specialisation are examined by directing our attention particularly to the conclusions which can be drawn from the development of quality intra-branch exchanges within the European Union. The fact that these specialisations, influencing the economic performances of the territories (regions and nations), are not neutral will be subsequently pointed out. The specialisation scheme favoured by the realisation of the economic and monetary union thus has an important impact on the convergence between European economic systems, both regional and national.</description>
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      <title>Regional disparities in the United Kingdom</title>
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      <description>Title: Regional disparities in the United Kingdom
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&lt;br/&gt;Authors: Bachtler, John
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&lt;br/&gt;Abstract: Economic historians and geographers have recognised a ‘dualism’ in the economic development of the UK – a divide between the northern and southern parts of the country - dating back over several centuries. The ‘regional problem’ in the UK has become increasingly difficult to define and categorise in simple terms. As in other countries, processes of regional and local restructuring have created a complex map of socio-economic change. During the 1980s, a frequently used concept was that of the ‘North South divide’, contrasting the differences between two parts of the country divided by a line from the River Severn to the Wash. This chapter reviews regional disparities in the UK, a country illustrative in many aspects of regional dynamics in other parts of the EU. The chapter begins by reviewing the historical context and long-term trends in regional disparities, before examining current spatial patterns and contemporary policy debates on the regional problem.</description>
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      <title>The network model and regional policies for European cohesion and integration</title>
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      <description>Title: The network model and regional policies for European cohesion and integration
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&lt;br/&gt;Authors: Cappellin, Riccardo
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&lt;br/&gt;Abstract: The paper is articulated in three sections. It first confronts three distinct theoretical approaches, which have been defined as: neo-liberal, corporate and local development model. Then it presents a rather extensive data base of key economic indicators, which allow to appreciate the relevance of these different policy approaches, with specific reference to the case of the South-Italian regions (Mezzogiorno). Third, the paper focuses on the issue of knowledge creation and innovation, as the strategic factor of regional competitiveness and growth in the so called learning economy and it highlights the characteristics of an innovation oriented regional policy. Finally, the paper aims to frame this latter policy in a broader European perspective, aiming to promote the international integration of the various regional innovation systems.</description>
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