Class 16 Flashcards
Cohesion and Regional Policies
what is seen in the cohesion and regional policies?
all regions will benefit
differences between poor and richer regions in EU are vast
difference between London and Wales (rich and poor)
why is there such a difference between poor and rich regions?
- geographical remoteness
- recent social and economic changes
- combination of the two
what is the goal of regional policies?
reduce economic and social disparities between richer and poorer regions in the EU and to reduce the combination of the two
why is the stronger the poorer regions are the stronger they will all be true?
- identity-based reason
- instrumentalism
eg. Wales vs. London
what was the goal of regional policies?
reduce economic and social disparities between richer and poorer regions in the EU
what was created in the 1950s
created fronts that would go from rich to poor
where does the money from the policies come from?
member states (pay a tax directly)
why were the regional policies extremely important in the mid-80s?
- adding Portugal and Greece
- and adding Spain (all poor countries)
what happened in 1986?
establishment of a genuine cohesion policy
what happened in 1992?
cohesion was identified as one of the main objectives of the union
when was cohesion was identified as one of the main objectives of the union?
1992
when was the establishement of a genuine cohesion policy?
1986
if Europe were to to compete with other regions of the world…
the whole European market needed to be effective and functioning
explain the 2006 reform.
was to find some new rules to give money not only to GDP and per capita but also other objectives eg. border regions, youth employment
what happened in the 2013 reform?
After the financial crisis, focusing more on creating growth support start-ups, try to be smarter with money
