1st Edition

The Regions and the European Community The Regional Response to the Single Market in the Underdeveloped Areas

Edited By Robert Leonardi Copyright 1993
282 Pages
by Routledge

282 Pages
by Routledge

The Regions and the European Community (1993) analyses the role of sub-national institutions in the regional economic development process in the EC’s less-developed countries: Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Italy. The advantages and disadvantages of the European single market are examined, as are the impacts of the EC’s sectoral policies on the alleviation of regional disparities and an... Read more

1. The Role of Sub-National Institutions in European Integration Robert Leonardi  2. Diseconomies in Space: Traditional Sectoral Policies of the EC, the European Technology Community and Their Effects on Regional Disparities Jürgen R. Grote  3. The IMPs: A Missed Opportunity? An Appraisal of the Design and Implementation of the Integrated Mediterranean Programmes Giuliano Bianchi  4. Regional Elites, Regional ‘Powerlessness’ and European Regional Policy in Ireland Carmel Coyle and Richard Sinnott  5. Prefecture Councils in Greece: Decentralization in the European Community Context Susannah Verney and Fouli Papageorgiou  6. Regional Planning and the Integrated Mediterranean Programmes in Greece Susannah Verney and Fouli Papageorgiou  7. Portuguese Regionalism in the Transition from the Estado Novo to the Single Market Walter C. Opello, Jr.  8. Regions and the European Community: A Comparative Analysis of Four Spanish Regions Francesc Morata  9. The Regional Reform in Italy: From Centralized to Regionalized State Robert Leonardi  10. Conclusions: Sub-National Elites and the European Community Robert Leonardi and Shair Garmise

Biography

Robert Leonardi