The European Regional Development Fund and Island Regions: An Evaluation of the 2000-06 and 2007-13 Programs
This paper presents results from a regional policy evaluation study conducted for the European Commission. The study examined the impact of the European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund on EU regions with ‘specific geographical characteristics’, namely islands, mountain regions and sparse...
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Island Studies Journal
2012-10-01
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| author | Harvey W. Armstrong Benito Giordano Thanasis Kizos Calum Macleod Lise Smed Olsen Ioannis Spilanis |
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| description | This paper presents results from a regional policy evaluation study conducted for the European Commission. The study examined the impact of the European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund on EU regions with ‘specific geographical characteristics’, namely islands, mountain regions and sparsely populated areas. These types of regions have been attracting increasing EU regional policy attention and their economic development is considered important in helping the EU to attain its important ‘territorial cohesion’ objective. The focus of this paper is on the island regions. Evaluation of island regions in their own right has not been undertaken before by the EU. The study focuses on the 200006 and (still ongoing) 200713 EU regional policy programs. The paper presents the methodology adopted by the study before turning to the main findings concerning the types of policy initiatives adopted in the island regions, and the appropriateness of the policies used for the economic situation faced by the islands. The islands encompassed by the study are all normal subnational regions of EU member states. Islands with an unusual degree of administrative autonomy (e.g. the Outermost Regions) were excluded. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-055ff3dbac3c4c15a5852946a4416a7d2023-06-21T00:23:27ZengIsland Studies JournalIsland Studies Journal1715-25932012-10-0172The European Regional Development Fund and Island Regions: An Evaluation of the 2000-06 and 2007-13 ProgramsHarvey W. ArmstrongBenito GiordanoThanasis KizosCalum MacleodLise Smed OlsenIoannis SpilanisThis paper presents results from a regional policy evaluation study conducted for the European Commission. The study examined the impact of the European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund on EU regions with ‘specific geographical characteristics’, namely islands, mountain regions and sparsely populated areas. These types of regions have been attracting increasing EU regional policy attention and their economic development is considered important in helping the EU to attain its important ‘territorial cohesion’ objective. The focus of this paper is on the island regions. Evaluation of island regions in their own right has not been undertaken before by the EU. The study focuses on the 200006 and (still ongoing) 200713 EU regional policy programs. The paper presents the methodology adopted by the study before turning to the main findings concerning the types of policy initiatives adopted in the island regions, and the appropriateness of the policies used for the economic situation faced by the islands. The islands encompassed by the study are all normal subnational regions of EU member states. Islands with an unusual degree of administrative autonomy (e.g. the Outermost Regions) were excluded.https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.267 |
| spellingShingle | Harvey W. Armstrong Benito Giordano Thanasis Kizos Calum Macleod Lise Smed Olsen Ioannis Spilanis The European Regional Development Fund and Island Regions: An Evaluation of the 2000-06 and 2007-13 Programs Island Studies Journal |
| title | The European Regional Development Fund and Island Regions: An Evaluation of the 2000-06 and 2007-13 Programs |
| title_full | The European Regional Development Fund and Island Regions: An Evaluation of the 2000-06 and 2007-13 Programs |
| title_fullStr | The European Regional Development Fund and Island Regions: An Evaluation of the 2000-06 and 2007-13 Programs |
| title_full_unstemmed | The European Regional Development Fund and Island Regions: An Evaluation of the 2000-06 and 2007-13 Programs |
| title_short | The European Regional Development Fund and Island Regions: An Evaluation of the 2000-06 and 2007-13 Programs |
| title_sort | european regional development fund and island regions an evaluation of the 2000 06 and 2007 13 programs |
| url | https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.267 |
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