EU Cohesion Policy and Spatial Governance: Territorial, Social and Economic Challenges
Daniel Rauhut, "EU Cohesion Policy and Spatial Governance: Territorial, Social and Economic Challenges "
English | ISBN: 1839103574 | 2021 | 320 pages | PDF | 3 MB
English | ISBN: 1839103574 | 2021 | 320 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Discussing the ongoing and future challenges of EU Cohesion Policy, this book critically addresses the economic, social and territorial challenges at the heart of the EU‘s policy. It identifies the multifaceted and dynamic nature of the policy as well as the interlinkage with other policies and considers unresolved questions of strategic importance in territorial governance, urban and regional inequalities, and social aspects and well-being.
Interdisciplinary perspectives offer well-founded historical views, conceptual thoughts, policy insights and empirical analyses of EU Cohesion Policy, exploring under-represented territorial and spatial perspectives. Fostering a long term, visionary debate, the book looks into the controversial aspects of the policy. It concludes with a rich synthesis of the debate, emphasising three key concerns: disintegration as an alternative to the eroding idea of greater European integration; the discontent of cities and regions due to widening inequalities; and the discretion of member states which prevents the EU from engaging more deeply with social issues.
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