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9780198295228

Competitiveness and Cohesion in Eu Policies

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  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2001-03-08
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Summary

This volume examines the tension between competitiveness/liberalization and the reduction of regional inequalities within the European Union on the verge of territorial expansion. Areas covered include the Single Market, external trade policy, enterprise policies, research and technological development, the Common Agricultural Policy, transport policy, telecommunications policy, social and employment policy, and structural policies.

Table of Contents

List of Figures
x
List of Tables
xii
Notes on the Contributors xv
Abbreviations xviii
Introduction
1(28)
Michael Dunford
Ronald Hall
Alasdair Smith
Loukas Tsoukalis
The Distributional Dimension in Regional Integration
1(4)
The Meaning of Cohesion
5(1)
Measuring Competitiveness and Cohesion
6(2)
Components of Territorial Disparities
8(3)
Trends in Regional Inequality
11(4)
A Disaggregation of Trends in Output Per Head
15(2)
Trends in Income Inequality
17(1)
The Causes of Regional Inequality
18(2)
Integration and Personal Inequality
20(2)
Integration and Growth
22(2)
Policy Targets and Policy Assessment
24(1)
The Key Issues
25(4)
Appendix: Measures of Inequality
26(1)
References
27(2)
The Single Market Programme
29(32)
Niall Bohan
Jean-Yves Muylle
Introduction
29(6)
Specialization through Trade and Investment
35(6)
Changes in Competition and Efficiency at Sectoral and National Level
41(11)
Macroeconomic Effects
52(6)
Conclusions
58(3)
References
59(2)
External Trade Policy
61(48)
Robert C. Hine
Pier Carlo Padoan
Introduction
61(1)
Part One: The Effects of Trade Policy on Social and Regional Cohesion in the EU
62(22)
Conclusion
84(1)
Part Two: Sensitive Sectors, Cohesion Countries
84(25)
References
104(5)
Competition, Competitiveness, and Enterprise Policies
109(38)
Michael Dunford
Helen Louri
Manfred Rosenstock
Introduction
109(1)
Competitiveness and Cohesion
109(2)
Competition Policy and Cohesion
111(12)
Industrial Competitiveness
123(13)
SME Policies and Cohesion
136(6)
Conclusion
142(5)
References
144(3)
Research and Technological Development
147(32)
Margaret Sharp
Tiago Santos Pereira
Introduction
147(2)
Competitiveness and Cohesion
149(4)
The Current RTD Situation in the EU
153(7)
The Framework Programmes and Cohesion
160(14)
Conclusions
174(5)
References
177(2)
Common Agricultural Policy
179(38)
Secondo Tarditi
George Zanias
Introduction
179(2)
The Pre-Reform CAP
181(5)
The 1992 Reform of the CAP
186(3)
Effects on Cohesion among Member Countries
189(4)
Effects on Cohesion among EU Regions
193(2)
Effects on Cohesion within Member Countries
195(10)
Effects on Social Cohesion
205(4)
Effects on Competitiveness and Economic Development
209(4)
Conclusions
213(4)
References
215(2)
Transport Policy
217(28)
Francis McGowan
Introduction
217(1)
The Political Economy of Transport Policy
218(1)
EU Transport Policy and Cohesion
219(22)
Conclusion
241(4)
References
242(3)
Telecommunications Policy
245(32)
David Young
Olivier Leon
Achilleas Kemos
Peter M. Holmes
Maurice A. Basle
The Changing Role of Distance in Economic Activity
246(2)
Liberalization
248(11)
Trans-European Networks and the Information Society
259(9)
Structural Fund Initiatives in Telecommunications
268(1)
Research and Technical Development Policies
269(3)
Conclusions
272(2)
Postscript
274(3)
References
275(2)
Social and Employment Policy
277(38)
Nikos Koutsiaras
What Role for EU Social Policy?
278(4)
The Impact of Social Policy on Cohesion
282(11)
European Employment Strategy: A Blueprint for Labour Market Reforms?
293(16)
Conclusions
309(6)
References
310(5)
Structural Policies
315(34)
Andrea Mairate
Ronald Hall
Need for EU Structural Policies
316(3)
Scale of Transfers and Redistributive Effects
319(5)
Macroeconomic Assessment: Results and Limitations
324(8)
Microeconomic Impacts
332(4)
Process Effects
336(3)
Outlook
339(6)
Concluding Remarks
345(4)
References
346(3)
Conclusions
349(10)
Ronald Hall
Alasdair Smith
Loukas Tsoukalis
Complex Cause and Effect Relationships
350(2)
Competitiveness and Cohesion: A Review of the Results
352(4)
Cohesion in the New Phase of Integration
356(3)
Index 359

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