European Integration, Regional Policy, and Growth

Download or read book European Integration, Regional Policy, and Growth written by Bernard Funck and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2003 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication contains a number of papers presented by leading academics, policy-makers and practitioners from existing and new EU member countries at a conference in Barcelona in October 2002. These papers discuss key issues regarding the effectiveness of attempts to reduce regional disparities with the EU and the implications of current enlargement including: the trade-offs between promoting national growth and reducing relative disparities; the role of growth poles; the investment climate and labour market flexibility; the role of the EU and regional policy overall.