Undermining the principle of concentration? European union regional policy and the socio-economic disadvantage of European regions

Regional Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 111-133

  Crescenzi, Riccardo ^a,b  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic growth; European Union; Regional development; Regional policy; Regions; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

EID: 60749124200     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400801932276     Document Type: Article

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