A New Era in EU Regional Policy Evaluation? The Appraisal of the Structural Funds

Regional Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1995, Pages 745-751

  Bachtler, John ^a   Michie, Rona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT PLANNING; EUROPEAN UNION; POLICY EVALUATION; REGIONAL POLICY; STRUCTURAL FUND;

EUROPE, (WEST);

EID: 0029472582     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343409512331349353     Document Type: Article

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