In Tandem for Cohesion? Synergies and Conflicts between Regional and Agricultural Policies of the European Union

Regional Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 681-704

  Crescenzi, Riccardo ^a,b   De Filippis, Fabrizio ^b   Pierangeli, Fabio ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c Departimento Inn Fis Lac   (Italy)

Author keywords

Common Agricultural Policy; European policies; European Union; Regional policy; Regions; Rural development

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; POLICY REFORM; REGIONAL POLICY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL PLANNING; RURAL POLICY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84923573690     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2014.946401     Document Type: Article

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