scholarly journals Razvoj i perspektive regionalne politike Evropske Unije

2002 ◽  
Vol 43 (155) ◽  
pp. 129-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stevan Devetakovic
Keyword(s):  
Economic Integration ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
National Level ◽  
Individual Member ◽  
Present Stage ◽  
Market Economies ◽  
Regional Policies ◽  
Eu Membership ◽  
Increase Efficiency ◽  
Available Resources

EU regional policy is interesting to be studied from several aspects and this paper deals with the basic elements of its development so far, current solutions and perspectives. First of all, we have in mind that it is implemented in market economies, which is the setting favored by the former socialist countries, including ours. This policy is also carried out at an above-national level and is complementary to regional policies of individual member countries, having been designed to help their efforts to improve the territorial aspect of development, increase efficiency of using limited available resources, achieve standardization of their planning procedures and evaluate all phases of the project execution. In addition, EU regional policy is not limited only to member countries of this economic integration, but it also, at the present stage, refers in part to candidate countries for EU membership, thereby soon concerning our country as well. .

Regional Policy in the European Community: Its Impact on Regional Policies and Public Administration in the Mediterranean Member States

1987 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 369-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Tömmel
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
European Community ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
National Level ◽  
State Intervention ◽  
Economic Incentive ◽  
Market Mechanism ◽  
Member States ◽  
Regional Policies ◽  
First Time

When the European Community (EC) created the European Fund for Regional Development (EFRD) in 1975, regional policy was established at an international level for the first time ever. Because of the chosen instruments and the ‘additive’ mechanism of implementation—via the administrative bodies of the member states—this policy seemed at first to mean little more than a reinforcement of regional policies at a national level. Since then, the EC has considerably intensified its regional policy and diversified its instruments. However, the recent reforms of the Community's regional policy serve not only to achieve (certain) development effects with respect to the economic structure of less-developed areas, but also as a means of reorganizing governmental (planning) bodies and regional development policies in the member states, that is, as a means of inducing modernization and differentiation of state intervention in the countries concerned. Thus, the EC intervenes’ in the affairs of the member states: Not in the shape of more or less authoritarian intervention by a superior body—EC powers do not permit this—but via the indirect effect of market mechanism. Subsidies are the economic incentive to collaborate.

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS OF SOME CHANGES IN THE SECTORAL STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (Suppl.1) ◽  
pp. 138-144
Author(s):  
Iv. Stoycheva
Keyword(s):  
Regional Policy ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
National Level ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Services Sector ◽  
Sectoral Structure ◽  
Agriculture Industry ◽  
Level Of Aggregation

The regional economic opportunities for the development of economy are linked to the dynamics of regional disparities formation and to the implementation of adequate regional policy in order to achieve economic efficiency. The socio-economic development of the country depends on the appropriate and effective construction of such regional economic structures, which provide favorable development at both regional and national level. The purpose of this article is to assess the changes in the sectoral structure of the indicators gross value added and employment for the period 2008-2017 and to prove the importance of the services sector as a sector with a growing potential for development. Structural divergences at national level have been assessed at the level of aggregation of three main economic sectors-agriculture, industry and services. The achieved results on the strength and direction of structural changes show that the restructuring takes place at different rates in individual regions, as in regions with a more developed economy and more favorable indicators the dynamics of these processes predetermines structure in which the supply of services is highly prevalent.

scholarly journals Complexity of Reconciliation of Multiple Regional Identities and Regional Policies

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. p9
Author(s):  
Goran Mutabdzija
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Structure ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Religious Diversity ◽  
Structure Population ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Regional Policies ◽  
The World ◽  
Macroeconomic Indicators ◽  
Economic Reality

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) today shows marked inefficiency, which in economic terms is seen as an example of extremely unfavourable macroeconomic indicators. It is the most visible in the domain of the unemployment rate according to which this is the first country in Europe. This economic reality is particularly reflected in the elements of the spatial structure (population and settlements) and which flows into the overall social relations that are recognized as non-perspective countries / regions. This is one of the reasons why BiH is the first country in the world by the percentage of inhabitants who do not live in the country where they were born. The complexity of relations in BiH reflects the complexity of regional identities, which are recognized as the formula 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 (one state + two entities + three nations + four different religions). In addition to religious diversity, regional identities are characterized by physiognomic, cultural, economic and legal specificities of the existing two entities, which can be better reconciled and harmonized through a more efficient regional policy.

Economic Growth In The Conditions Of Digitalization In The EU Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleksandr Vyshnevskyi ◽  
Ihor Stashkevych ◽  
Olena Shubna ◽  
Svetlana Barkova
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
European Commission ◽  
National Level ◽  
Present Stage ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Eu

The article discusses the dynamics of economic development based on the level of digitalization of the countries. Economic development is evaluated through the dynamics of GDP changes. Digitalization level is evaluated through the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), which is calculated on a regular basis by the European Commission. Object of study – 28 EU‑member countries. The hypothesis of the investigation: a high level of digitalization leads to an acceleration of economic growth on national level. This hypothesis did not find any statistically significant confirmation. Thus, we can conclude that the level of the economy digitalization at the present stage of development of technologies and institutions in the EU countries does not have a decisive effect on the rate of economic growth.

High Hopes

2020 ◽  
pp. 286-301
Author(s):  
Katja Lahikainen ◽  
Timo Pihkala ◽  
Elena Ruskovaara
Keyword(s):  
Regional Policy ◽  
Peripheral Region ◽  
Minor Role ◽  
Regional Impact ◽  
Regional Policies ◽  
A Minor ◽  
Lock In ◽  
The University ◽  
Technological University ◽  
Start Ups

The regional impact of entrepreneurial universities is a well-researched topic, but less attention is paid to the expectations of the regional policy institutes toward the university. This chapter investigates the regional policy expectations toward the university and what the influence of the university to these expectations is. This study is based on a technological university case in a peripheral region in Finland. The results of the study show that the existence of a single university leads easily to a university-dominant policy and thus to a regional policy lock-in. Consequently, the implementation of the regional policies can be in the hands of the university, leaving other regional stakeholders with a minor role. In order to fully utilize the potential of the university to address the specific regional challenges, the university should not only be seen as a locus of new spin-offs and start-ups, but rather as a producer of qualified graduates and future entrepreneurs.

scholarly journals Economic Integration and Security in the Middle East and North Africa: What Prospects for a Liberal Peace?

2018 ◽  
pp. 004908571878468
Author(s):  
Imad El-Anis
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Economic Integration ◽  
North Africa ◽  
National Level ◽  
Trade Volume ◽  
Welfare Gains ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Liberal Peace ◽  
Economic Interaction ◽  
Two Stages

Since the late 1980s governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have created commercial institutions in order to promote regional economic integration. The primary aim of this policy has been regarded as the promotion of economic welfare gains at the national level. The second, albeit less-emphasized goal, has been to promote regional peace through economic interdependence. This study examines the prospects for a liberal peace in the MENA by analyzing two stages of the commercial institutional peace. First, the study considers whether commercial institutions have promoted intra-regional trade in the MENA. Second, it examines whether economic interaction has had an impact on promoting peace within the region. Twenty states are considered here and the unit of analysis is the dyad-year over a 25-year period from 1990 to 2014. This study finds that commercial institutions in the MENA have only a limited positive correlation with trade volume and while there is a direct positive correlation between economic integration and peace in the region, this is quite limited. These findings suggest that the conclusions made by previous studies demonstrate a direct positive correlation between commercial institutions (and economic integration more generally) and peace, may be less applicable to some regions such as MENA.

ASSESSMENT AND JUSTIFICATION OF REGIONAL POLICY IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Liene Amantova-Salmane
Keyword(s):  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Implementation Evaluation ◽  
Regional Policies ◽  
New Development ◽  
Key Factor

A regional policy reflect changes that can be planned or not planned and either be useful or even create new development disparities in regions. To avoid the latter it is necessary to evaluate regional policies, which are a key factor in guaranteeing the quality and rationality of the implementation of a regional policy and are intended to promote regional development.

scholarly journals The Rise of Direct Democracy in Croatia: Balancing or Challenging Parliamentary Representation?

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (77) ◽  
pp. 39-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hrvoje Butković
Keyword(s):  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Sharp Increase ◽  
National Level ◽  
Efficient Implementation ◽  
Representative Democracy ◽  
Eu Membership ◽  
Transitional Countries ◽  
The Way

Abstract In 2010 the Croatian Constitution was changed to lower the requirements for the implementation of direct democracy at the national level, in order to save the referendum on Croatia’s EU membership from possible failure. Since then, Croatia has witnessed a sharp increase in people’s initiatives that have managed to block a number of the government’s reform proposals. Therefore, the newly discovered appeal of direct democracy in Croatia has created a new environment for the operation of its representative democracy. Starting from theoretical notions, this paper analyses the practice of direct democracy in selected transitional countries, which could be instructive for Croatia. In its central part, the paper explores the obstacles that stand in the way of the efficient implementation of direct democracy in Croatia.

scholarly journals Integration policy at the subnational level in the EAEU: the main aspects of formation

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 242-245
Author(s):  
T. S. Vertinskaya
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Economic Integration ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Institutional Framework ◽  
Integration Policy

The necessity to form the integration policy at the subnational level to the existing mechanism of economic integration in the EAEU is shown. The content of the conceptual framework of its elaboration, the features of the object and the subnational level of management as a subject of the policy is disclosed. Taking into account the existing regional restrictions, the directions of the integration policy are justified, including the regional policy aligned at the level of the EAEU member countries, the institutional framework, the measures to deepen interregional and border relations based on the implementation of regional reserves and a closer linkage with the regional development.

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