tailieunhanh - Economic and social cohesion in Europe

In this book, the Trans-European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) has attempted an evaluation of the new policy, particularly in the field of the Structural Funds, and has also tried to set out a potentially more global approach to cohesion policy. Such cohesion would not be limited to the transfer of funds from one part of the Community to another, but would entail appropriate Community and member state budgetary policies in the framework of a. | ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COHESION IN EUROPE A new objective for integration t Edited by ACHILLE HANNEQUART Also available as a printed book see title verso for ISBN details Economic and social cohesion in Europe Discussions of a full internal market within the EC are finally reaching fruition. Regular intergovernmental talks advance ideas of economic and monetary union and perhaps eventually political union and economic and social cohesion has become a major objective of Community policy. Yet regional disparities remain a hard fact of Community life. Although there have been funds available since 1975 to promote regional development and training in the poorer parts of Europe it is likely that without serious reform of the Structural Funds these disparities could become greater. There has been increasing anxiety from these countries about their ability to survive in the single market with a risk that they might put in question their participation in the Community effort. As a result the EC has committed itself to new initiatives in science and technology the environment social policy and economic integration. This book studies how new policy can best be designed and implemented and explores ways in which the Structural Funds can be used to provide new opportunities for the poorer member states. Economic and Social Cohesion in Europe will be of significant interest to those involved in European studies particularly the economics politics and economic geography of the Community. It will also appeal to regional economists and graduate and undergraduate students of European politics. Achille Hannequart is Professor of Economics at the Catholic University Faculties of Mons and the Catholic University of Louvain. He is also a member of the Trans-European Policy Studies Association. THE TRANS EUROPEAN POLICY STUDIES ASSOCIATION TEPSA TEPSA is an independent scientific organisation established in 1974 in Brussels at the initiative of a number of European institutes. Its .