Memorias de investigación
Communications at congresses:
The european regional policy, keys for the success: analysis of the spanish experence
Year:2008

Research Areas
  • Political sciences

Information
Abstract
The regional policy of the European Union (EU) in order to reduce inequalities deal with the a set of basic elements: the need of regional policy, the presence of an institutional model and the participation of regions, a set of operating principles, a development objectives with territorial orientation and financial instruments for regional development. The present paper examines the result of this policy and its various elements in Spain. The methodology consisted of the review of variables and findings documented in various studies, monitoring of a set of indicators, which affect the structural funds. It concluded that the financial instruments have been emphasized in particular on the creation of infrastructure and human capital formation; have an impact on national convergence with the EU, but on the regional convergence has been lower. Success is more on improvement institutional, linked to the Regional Development, from the point view of programme management and coordination between national and regional plans, improved institutional evaluation, which has strengthened by public investment.
International
No
Congress
12th International Congress on Project Engineering, AEIPRO
960
Place
Reviewers
No
ISBN/ISSN
978-84-613-3557-2
Start Date
09/07/2008
End Date
11/07/2008
From page
309
To page
319
Selected Proceedings from the 12th International Congress on Project Engineering, AEIPRO, 2009
Participants
  • Participante: José Reglado López Colegio de Posgraduados
  • Autor: Jose Maria Diaz Puente UPM
  • Participante: B. Figueroa Colegio de Posgraduados

Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Planificación y Gestión sostenible del desarrollo rural/local