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Back to the member states? Cohesion Policy and the national challenges to the European Union

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  • Crescenzi, Riccardo
  • Fratesi, Ugo
  • Monastiriotis, Vassilis

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In a context of rising economic nationalism and Euroscepticism, the value added of a supranational Cohesion Policy of the European Union is constantly under scrutiny. In parallel, a growing body of empirical evidence uncovers a significant heterogeneity of national and regional impacts. This editorial argues that member states should take full responsibility and ownership of Cohesion Policy and its impacts, regaining a substantive role between Brussels and the regions. Strong national leadership and coordination will allow ‘weak’ regions (in terms of institutional quality and governance) to gain momentum, better reconciling ‘unity with (national and regional) diversity’.

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  • Crescenzi, Riccardo & Fratesi, Ugo & Monastiriotis, Vassilis, 2020. "Back to the member states? Cohesion Policy and the national challenges to the European Union," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 102412, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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    Keywords

    Cohesion Policy; European Union; Euroscepticism; nationalism; regional development;
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    JEL classification:

    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy

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