The Changing Pattern of Regional Convergence in Europe

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriele Tondl
Keyword(s):  
Regional Convergence

Sustainable Development and Regional Convergence: The Spanish Case

2010 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 527-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando GONZÁLEZ-LAXE ◽  
Federico MARTIN-PALMERO ◽  
Marcos FERNÁNDEZ-FRANCOS
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Convergence

The Link between Devolution and Regional Disparities: Evidence from the Italian Regions

2009 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 1129-1151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lapo Calamai
Keyword(s):  
Positive Influence ◽  
Regional Disparities ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Regional Convergence ◽  
Spatial Inequalities ◽  
Qualitative Evidence ◽  
Italian Regions ◽  
Exogenous Factors ◽  
The Relationship

This paper investigates the relationship between devolution and regional disparities by looking at the case of Italy. By integrating the relevant quantitative and qualitative evidence, it attempts to answer two questions. Did the devolutionary process exert a positive influence on regional convergence in Italy? And, if so, why have its beneficial economic effects been concentrated in the Mezzogiorno? A clear historical link between the upsurge of devolution and the reduction of spatial inequalities is identified. However, this relationship plays out in a rather indirect way, and is strongly influenced by a series of exogenous factors which are thoroughly analysed.

scholarly journals Regional convergence of cultivated land multifunctions in China

资源科学 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 1959-1971
Author(s):  
Jingwei XIANG ◽  
Xiaoli LIAO ◽  
Xiaoqing SONG ◽  
Jinhui XIONG ◽  
Weirui MA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Regional Convergence ◽  
Cultivated Land

Exploring Landscapes in Regional Convergence

2016 ◽  
pp. 474-510
Author(s):  
Srinivasan Rajamanickam
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Economic Integration ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Regional Convergence ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Historical Factors ◽  
Healthy Growth ◽  
Huge Challenge ◽  
South Asian Region

The South Asian region is a key economic zone, as seen from the global perspective. In the past two decades, it has witnessed a healthy growth in GDP terms. Globalization has propelled the countries in the region towards regional cooperation as a means to address common growth concerns. Along with geo-political compulsions that have fostered this convergence, we find that there are also socio-cultural and historical factors present that could serve as binding stones. However environment and climate change pose a huge challenge to the economic integration and growth in this region. While a number of institutional and policy regional cooperative measures have been put in place, there are certain bottlenecks in the region, which are again a product of its history, that need to be addressed. We feel that reassessment of national interests and priorities through strong political will are essential to mitigate these bottlenecks to realize the true potential of convergence in this region.

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