1st Edition

Cohesion and Growth The Theory and Practice of European Policy Making

By Willem Molle Copyright 2015
342 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

342 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

342 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

To combat economic disparity and low growth, the European Union has established an integrated policy system that pursues increased cohesion and smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth. This integrated approach is realized through thousands of development projects and takes up more than a third of the total budget of the European Union. Despite its significance, the policy is subject to many... Read more

1. Introduction 2. Reducing wealth disparities 3. Enhancing balanced growth 4. Fundamentals of the intervention system 5. Finances 6. Regulation 7. Coordination 8. Implementation and delivery 9. Evaluation 10. Conclusions and outlook

Biography

Willem Molle is Professor in the Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands