Regional selective assistance: Is the spend enough and is it targeting the right places?

Regional Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 247-257

  Armstrong, Harvey W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assistance; Assisted areas; Competition policy; Competitiveness; European commission; Future challenges; Regional selective

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION POLICY; REGIONAL ECONOMY; REGIONAL POLICY; TARGETING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035021378     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400123609     Document Type: Article

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