Mid-term evaluations of Community Initiatives under European Union Structural Funds: A process between accounting and common learning

Regional Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 249-258

  Eser, Thiemo W ^a   Nussmueller, Eva ^b  

^a Ministère de l'Intérieur de l'Aménagement du Territoire   (Luxembourg)

^b Österreichische Raumordnungskonferenz ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

Conflicts; Key issues; Mid term evaluations; Purpose

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; REGIONAL PLANNING;

EID: 33645570899     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400600600611     Document Type: Article

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