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Structural funds and the evaluation of community economic development initiatives in the UK: A critical perspective

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  • Peter Wells

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Armstrong H. and Wells P. (2006) Structural Funds and the evaluation of community economic development initiatives in the UK: a critical perspective, Regional Studies 40, 259-272. Since their inception within UK Structural Funds programmes in the 1990s, community economic development (CED) initiatives have experienced a rapid expansion. Evaluation methods have struggled to adapt to what was a radically new type of policy. This paper charts the rise of CED in the UK's Objective 1 and 2 programmes, and it examines the main problems posed by CED for Structural Funds monitoring and evaluation. Whilst progress in adapting the monitoring and evaluation methods to CED has been good, a number of key challenges remain to be faced by the eventual ex-post evaluations of the 2000-06 programmes and for the 2007-13 programming period. The key challenges are identified and possible ways forward are discussed. Community economic development Structural Funds Evaluation UK programmes Armstrong H. et Wells P. (2006) Les Fonds structurels et l'evaluation des initiatives visant le developpement economique des communautes au RU: une critique, Regional Studies 40, 259-272. Depuis leurs debuts comme partie integrante des programmes finances par les Fonds structurels au Royaume-Uni dans les annees 1990, les initiatives visant le developpement economique des communautes (DEC) ont connu une forte progression. Les methodes d'evaluation n'ont guere reussi a s'adapter a ce qui a ete en effet un genre de politique radicalement different. Cet article cherche a tracer l'essor du DEC pour les programmes Objectif 1 et Objectif 2 au Royaume-Uni, et examine les principaux problemes que pose le DEC pour ce qui est du suivi et de l'evaluation des Fonds structurels. Tandis que l'on a fait des progres quant a l'adaptation des methodes de suivi et d'evaluation au DEC, il reste un nombre de defis cles auxquels devront a terme faire face les evaluations ex-post des programmes 2000-06 et les programmes prevus pour la periode 2007-13. Les defis cles sont identifies et leur avenir discute. Developpement economique des communautes Fonds structurels Evaluation Programmes au Royaume-Uni Armstrong H. und Wells P. (2006) Strukturfondsevaluierung der lokalen Wirtschaftsentwicklungsinitiativen in Grossbritannien: eine kritische Perspektive, Regional Studies 40, 259-272. Seit ihrer Bereitstellung im Rahmen der britischen Strukturfondsprogramme in den neunziger Jahren haben lokale Wirtschaftsentwicklungsinitiativen (Community Economic Development - CED) sich rapide vermehrt. Evaluierungsmethoden haben sich um Anpassung an das bemuht, was sich als ein ganz und gar neuer Policy-Typ erwies. Dieser Aufsatz erfasst den Anstieg von CED in den britischen Ziel 1 und 2 Programmen, und untersucht die Hauptprobleme, die sich aus CED fur Monitoring and Evaluierung von Strukturfonds ergeben. Obschon gute Fortschritte bei der Anpassung von Monitoring- und Evaluierungsmethoden der CED zu verzeichnen waren, sehen die anstehenden Ex-post-Evaluierungen der von 2000-06 laufenden und der fur den Zeitraum 2007-13 aufzustellenden Programme sich weiterhin einer Anzahl wichtiger Herausforderungen gegenuber. Die Hauptherausforderungen werden identifiziert und moglicherweise einzuschlagende Wege besprochen. Lokale Wirtschaftsentwicklung Strukturfonds Evaluierung Programme in GB Armstrong H. y Wells P. (2006) Los Fondos Estructurales y la evaluacion de las iniciativas del Desarrollo Economico Comunitario en el Reino Unido: una perspectiva critica, Regional Studies 40, 259-272. Las iniciativas del Desarrollo Economico Comunitario (CED) han experimentado una rapida expansion desde que en los noventa fueron integrados en los programas de Fondos Estructurales del Reino Unido. Los metodos de evaluacion no lo han tenido nada facil para adaptarse a lo que iba a ser un tipo de politica radicalmente nueva. En este documento presentamos el aumento del CED en los programas britanicos para los objetivos 1 y 2 y examinamos cuales son los principales problemas planteados por el CED en lo que concierne el seguimiento y evaluacion de los Fondos Estructurales. Aunque se ha logrado en cierto modo adaptar los metodos de seguimiento y evaluacion para el CED, aun hay que dar respuestas a varios retos importantes en lo que respecta a las evaluaciones eventuales ex-post de los programas de 2000-06 y para el periodo de programacion de 2007-13. Aqui identificamos los desafios clave y argumentamos las posibles soluciones. Desarrollo economico comunitario Fondos Estructurales Evaluacion Programas britanicos

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  • Harvey Armstrong & Peter Wells, 2006. "Structural funds and the evaluation of community economic development initiatives in the UK: A critical perspective," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(2), pages 259-272.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:40:y:2006:i:2:p:259-272
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400600600645
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