Cohesion policy, convergence and regional disparities: The case of the European Union
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Cohesion policy, convergence and regional disparities: The case of the European Union
Original language description
The aim of this paper is to discuss development of EU Cohesion Policy and its efficiency. This policy has become the core policy among EU economic policies. Regional disparities have become a debated topic in the last decades and this paper also deals with the development of regional income disparities and the convergence process in selected EU Member States. Emphasis is placed on selected new Member States (Visegrad group). The first part of the paper offers a review of EU Cohesion Policy evolution, the second part deals with different approaches to measurement of regional disparities. Regional trends are mainly measured using a variety of approaches - the coefficient of variation, the Herfindahl index, the Geographic concentration index and the Theilindex. The third part of the paper is based on empirical data and calculations of the indices or the coefficients. Using gross domestic product and gross domestic product per capita in purchasing power standard data, the paper examines t
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AH - Economics
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GP402%2F09%2FP142" target="_blank" >GP402/09/P142: Institutional labour market framework in the context of economic convergence and adopting single currency (application on Visegrád group)</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
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Publication year
2012
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Name of the periodical
WSEAS Transactions on Business and Economics
ISSN
1109-9526
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Volume of the periodical
9
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
GR - GREECE
Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
89-99
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