Competitiveness and Cohesion in Eu Policies

This volume examines the tension between competitiveness/liberalization and the reduction of regional inequalities within the European Union on the verge of territorial expansion. Areas covered include the Single Market, external trade policy, enterprise policies, research and technological development, the Common Agricultural Policy, transport policy, telecommunications policy, social and employment policy, and structural policies.

List of Figures

x

List of Tables

xii

Notes on the Contributors

xv

Abbreviations

xviii

Introduction

1

(28)

Michael Dunford

Ronald Hall

Alasdair Smith

Loukas Tsoukalis

The Distributional Dimension in Regional Integration

1

(4)

The Meaning of Cohesion

5

(1)

Measuring Competitiveness and Cohesion

6

(2)

Components of Territorial Disparities

8

(3)

Trends in Regional Inequality

11

(4)

A Disaggregation of Trends in Output Per Head

15

(2)

Trends in Income Inequality

17

(1)

The Causes of Regional Inequality

18

(2)

Integration and Personal Inequality

20

(2)

Integration and Growth

22

(2)

Policy Targets and Policy Assessment

24

(1)

The Key Issues

25

(4)

Appendix: Measures of Inequality

26

(1)

References

27

(2)

The Single Market Programme

29

(32)

Niall Bohan

Jean-Yves Muylle

Introduction

29

(6)

Specialization through Trade and Investment

35

(6)

Changes in Competition and Efficiency at Sectoral and National Level

41

(11)

Macroeconomic Effects

52

(6)

Conclusions

58

(3)

References

59

(2)

External Trade Policy

61

(48)

Robert C. Hine

Pier Carlo Padoan

Introduction

61

(1)

Part One: The Effects of Trade Policy on Social and Regional Cohesion in the EU

62

(22)

Conclusion

84

(1)

Part Two: Sensitive Sectors, Cohesion Countries

84

(25)

References

104

(5)

Competition, Competitiveness, and Enterprise Policies

109

(38)

Michael Dunford

Helen Louri

Manfred Rosenstock

Introduction

109

(1)

Competitiveness and Cohesion

109

(2)

Competition Policy and Cohesion

111

(12)

Industrial Competitiveness

123

(13)

SME Policies and Cohesion

136

(6)

Conclusion

142

(5)

References

144

(3)

Research and Technological Development

147

(32)

Margaret Sharp

Tiago Santos Pereira

Introduction

147

(2)

Competitiveness and Cohesion

149

(4)

The Current RTD Situation in the EU

153

(7)

The Framework Programmes and Cohesion

160

(14)

Conclusions

174

(5)

References

177

(2)

Common Agricultural Policy

179

(38)

Secondo Tarditi

George Zanias

Introduction

179

(2)

The Pre-Reform CAP

181

(5)

The 1992 Reform of the CAP

186

(3)

Effects on Cohesion among Member Countries

189

(4)

Effects on Cohesion among EU Regions

193

(2)

Effects on Cohesion within Member Countries

195

(10)

Effects on Social Cohesion

205

(4)

Effects on Competitiveness and Economic Development

209

(4)

Conclusions

213

(4)

References

215

(2)

Transport Policy

217

(28)

Francis McGowan

Introduction

217

(1)

The Political Economy of Transport Policy

218

(1)

EU Transport Policy and Cohesion

219

(22)

Conclusion

241

(4)

References

242

(3)

Telecommunications Policy

245

(32)

David Young

Olivier Leon

Achilleas Kemos

Peter M. Holmes

Maurice A. Basle

The Changing Role of Distance in Economic Activity

246

(2)

Liberalization

248

(11)

Trans-European Networks and the Information Society

259

(9)

Structural Fund Initiatives in Telecommunications

268

(1)

Research and Technical Development Policies

269

(3)

Conclusions

272

(2)

Postscript

274

(3)

References

275

(2)

Social and Employment Policy

277

(38)

Nikos Koutsiaras

What Role for EU Social Policy?

278

(4)

The Impact of Social Policy on Cohesion

282

(11)

European Employment Strategy: A Blueprint for Labour Market Reforms?

293

(16)

Conclusions

309

(6)

References

310

(5)

Structural Policies

315

(34)

Andrea Mairate

Ronald Hall

Need for EU Structural Policies

316

(3)

Scale of Transfers and Redistributive Effects

319

(5)

Macroeconomic Assessment: Results and Limitations

324

(8)

Microeconomic Impacts

332

(4)

Process Effects

336

(3)

Outlook

339

(6)

Concluding Remarks

345

(4)

References

346

(3)

Conclusions

349

(10)

Ronald Hall

Alasdair Smith

Loukas Tsoukalis

Complex Cause and Effect Relationships

350

(2)

Competitiveness and Cohesion: A Review of the Results

352

(4)

Cohesion in the New Phase of Integration

356

(3)

Index

359

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