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Beyond Brexit: Reshaping policies for regional development in Europe

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  • John Bachtler
  • Iain Begg

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Regional development is one of the main EU spending priorities through its Cohesion Policy. Brexit is among several influences on the future of the policy, whose evolution is part of a wider reshaping of the principles and practice of regional policy in Europe. In the context of emerging policy challenges and recent contributions to the regional policy literature, the article highlights innovation, human capital and effective institutions as three crucial dimensions of future policy. It argues that a shift in regional policy priorities, governance and territorial focus is underway – partly influenced by place‐based policy thinking ‐ at EU level under Cohesion Policy as well as under national regional policies in the EU27 and the UK. El desarrollo regional es una de las principales prioridades de gasto de la UE a través de su Política de Cohesión. Brexit es una de las diversas influencias sobre el futuro de esta política, cuya evolución forma parte de una remodelación más amplia de los principios y la práctica de la política regional en Europa. En el contexto de los desafíos emergentes en materia de políticas y las contribuciones recientes a la literatura sobre políticas regionales, el artículo destaca la innovación, el capital humano y las instituciones efectivas como tres dimensiones cruciales de la política futura. Se argumenta que está por llegar un cambio en las prioridades de las políticas regionales, en la gobernanza y en el enfoque territorial (en parte influido por ideas políticas basadas en el lugar) a nivel de la UE, que se reflejará tanto en la política de cohesión como en las políticas nacionales y regionales en la UE‐27 y el Reino Unido. 地域開発は、EUの結束政策(Cohesion Policy)でも貫かれている、支出が優先されるEUの主な政策の一つである。ブレグジッド(Brexit:イギリスのEU離脱)は政策の将来に影響を与える要素の一つであるが、ブレグジッドを進展させることはヨーロッパにおける地域政策の原則と実行の大きな変革の一部である。政策において新しく出現する課題と最近の地域政策研究論文から、本稿は、イノベーション、人的資本、有効な組織体制、以上が将来の政策に不可欠な3要素であることを強調する。場所を基本にした政策思考が部分的に影響してはいるが、結束政策下およびEUの27の加盟国とイギリスの各国の地域政策下のEUレベルで、地域政策の優先性、統治体制、地域への集中は転換期にある。

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  • John Bachtler & Iain Begg, 2018. "Beyond Brexit: Reshaping policies for regional development in Europe," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 97(1), pages 151-170, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:presci:v:97:y:2018:i:1:p:151-170
    DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12351
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