Structural funds and the economic divide in Italy

Journal of Policy Modeling

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 403-418

  Aiello, Francesco ^a   Pupo, Valeria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic divide in Italy; Regional policy; Structural funds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860133042     PISSN: 01618938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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