Cross-border regions in Europe: Significance and drivers of regional cross-border co-operation

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-171

  Perkmann, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross border co operation; Cross border region; EU; Euroregion; Interreg; Interregional co operation

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; REGIONAL ECONOMY; REGIONAL POLICY; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 0038006397     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969776403010002004     Document Type: Article

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