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Lessons from European Union Policies for Regional Development

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dc.contributor.authorShankar, Raja
dc.contributor.authorShah, Anwar
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T19:11:11Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T19:11:11Z
dc.date.issued2009-06-01
dc.description.abstractRegional disparities present an ever present development challenge in most countries, especially those with large geographic areas under their jurisdiction. A neglect of these inequities may create the potential for disunity and, in extreme cases, for disintegration. In view of this, most countries actively pursue policies with a view to helping lagging regions catch up with faster growing regions. These policies have at best a mixed record of success. It is therefore useful to discern what type of policies work and why? In this context learning from the experience of the European Union (EU) may be particularly instructive as, over the years, it has provided significant support to assist poorer regions achieve convergence with the richer regions. This paper reviews the impact of EU policies for regional development to draw lessons of interest to other countries pursuing similar goals. The paper concludes that policies that serve to create an internal common market by creating a level playing field that enables poorer regions to integrate with the broader national and global economies have the best potential to advance regional income convergence. In this context, removal of barriers to trade and factor mobility and providing enhanced access to information and technology to the lagging regions should be main policy priorities for regional development.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4977
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4169
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4977
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectALLOCATION
dc.subjectARABLE LANDS
dc.subjectARBITRAGE
dc.subjectCAPITAL STOCK
dc.subjectCOMMON MARKET
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ECONOMICS
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKET
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONVERGENCE
dc.subjectCONVERGENCE HYPOTHESIS
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDIMINISHING RETURNS
dc.subjectDISEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC TOOLS
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFINANCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectFINANCING REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICIES
dc.subjectFLOW OF INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectFUTURE RESEARCH
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMIES
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGLOBALIZATION
dc.subjectGNP
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectGROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROSS VALUE
dc.subjectGROWTH MODEL
dc.subjectGROWTH PATH
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectGUARANTEE FUND
dc.subjectHOLDING
dc.subjectHOST COUNTRIES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME CONVERGENCE
dc.subjectINCOME DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINCOME TRANSFERS
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINTERNAL BARRIERS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINVESTING
dc.subjectINVESTMENT LEVELS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT PATTERNS
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE CAPITAL
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLAGGING REGIONS
dc.subjectLEGAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectLEVEL PLAYING FIELD
dc.subjectLOCAL BUSINESSES
dc.subjectLOCAL ECONOMIES
dc.subjectLOCAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectLOCAL FINANCE
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC PROBLEMS
dc.subjectMARKET BARRIERS
dc.subjectMARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMARKET DISCIPLINE
dc.subjectMARKET DISTORTIONS
dc.subjectMARKET ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectMARKET ENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectMARKET EVIDENCE
dc.subjectMARKET FORCES
dc.subjectMARKET INTEGRATION
dc.subjectMARKET OPENING
dc.subjectMARKET REFORMS
dc.subjectMARKET STRUCTURES
dc.subjectMEMBER COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMEMBER STATE
dc.subjectMEMBER STATES
dc.subjectMONETARY POLICIES
dc.subjectMONETARY POLICY
dc.subjectMONETARY UNION
dc.subjectMORAL HAZARD
dc.subjectNATIONAL MARKET
dc.subjectNATIONAL POLICIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL PRODUCT
dc.subjectPERFECT COMPETITION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL STABILITY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE CAPACITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPROTECTIONISM
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectRECESSION
dc.subjectREGIONAL CONTEXT
dc.subjectREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectREGIONAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectREGIONAL DISPARITIES
dc.subjectREGIONAL DISPARITY
dc.subjectREGIONAL FUNDS
dc.subjectREGIONAL GROUPS
dc.subjectREGIONAL GROWTH
dc.subjectREGIONAL INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectREGIONAL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectREGIONAL MARKET
dc.subjectREGIONAL PERFORMANCES
dc.subjectREGIONAL POLICIES
dc.subjectREGIONAL POLICY
dc.subjectREGIONAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectREGIONAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectREMOVAL OF BARRIERS
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSTATE INTERVENTION
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL CHANGES
dc.subjectSUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX INCENTIVES
dc.subjectTAX RATE
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTREATY
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectWAGE RATES
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWORLD ECONOMY
dc.subjectWORLD MARKET
dc.subjectWORLD MARKET INTEGRATION
dc.titleLessons from European Union Policies for Regional Developmenten
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