Partnerships, programmes and the promotion of regional development: An evaluation of the operation of the structural funds regional programmes

Progress in Planning

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-69

  Roberts, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL PROVISION; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; REGIONAL PLANNING; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 0037222289     PISSN: 03059006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-9006(02)00059-4     Document Type: Review

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