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Convergence and Divergence Among European Regions

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The various studies in this book constitute a useful resource of the current level of knowledge on the pattern of, and trends in, regional disparities in the European Union. What they tend to show is that there remains enormous diversity in terms of production structures, responsiveness to exogenous stimuli, behaviour of labour markets and growth paths. There is some clear evidence of the existence of a convergence process, but it is painfully slow and may involve a great deal of noise. The book should be of interest to academics, researchers and students of regional science, economics and geography, as well as individuals interested in employment and economic development in Europe.
Varying speeds of regional convergence in the EU; a critique of cross-sectional analysis of the regional growth process in the EU; spatial processes in the economic growth of city regions - evidence from the 1980s; capital and convergence in the Spanish provinces; the nature of changes in the EU cost structure of production 1965-85; cohesion policies and future regional demographic and participation changes in the EU; disparities in the development of people and jobs in European regions; cross-border flows of workers in Europe; unemployment disparities between regions in the EU; analyzing structural policies and growth - Ireland and Portugal; conclusion - policy implications.
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