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Regional Disparities and Centre—Periphery Relations in the European Union

In: Convergence, Cohesion and Integration in the European Union

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  • Robert Leonardi

    (London School of Economics and Political Science)

Abstract

The literature on economic convergence and divergence has grown over the years. There is a significant debate not only on the direction of change but also on what causes change and how that change can be measured. In the past, the main factors explaining convergence or divergence have concentrated on physical factors such as infrastructure, financial capital and access to natural resources. In more recent times attention has begun to focus on the role of human capital (skills and entrepreneurial predispositions), institutional/political resources (formal constitutional structures of government) and social/cultural factors (associations, policy networks and views on social cooperation).1 Theories concerning the institutionalisation of supranational decision making in Europe have also made explicit assumptions about the dynamic of economic growth and convergence and its link to the process of institution building in the EU.

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  • Robert Leonardi, 1995. "Regional Disparities and Centre—Periphery Relations in the European Union," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Convergence, Cohesion and Integration in the European Union, chapter 2, pages 33-59, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-37278-8_2
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230372788_2
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