Research Catalog

Title

Integration and the regions of Europe : how the right policies can prevent polarization / Pontus Braunerhjelm [and others].

Publication

London : [Centre for Economic Policy Research], [2000]

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Additional Authors

• Braunerhjelm, Pontus.
• Centre for Economic Policy Research (Great Britain)

Description

xv, 115 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm

Summary

"Further European integration will increase the incentives for regional specialization of economic activity. People and firms will increasingly cluster together with those that share their particular know-how and skills. These may be firms within the same industry, as conventionally defined, or simply firms that share a functional specialization whatever the industry within which they are classified. The authors argue that one of three things could happen: The Dispersion Outcome. Broad dispersion of activity and considerable regional equality: there will be specialization, but most regions will be able to specialize in something. The Concentration Outcome. Strong geographical concentration accompanied by high labour mobility, leading to depopulation of declining regions but not to great inequality of per capita income or access to jobs. The Regional Stagnation Outcome. Long-run polarization of Europe into advanced regions with high incomes and low unemployment, and depressed regions with low incomes and high unemployment." "Which of these occurs depends on the nature of the forces unleashed by economic integration, as well as on the ease with which people and firms can respond to them."--Jacket

Series Statement

Monitoring European integration ; 10

Uniform Title

Monitoring European integration ; 10.

Subject

• UE/CE Etats membres
• Mobilité des travailleurs
• Localisation industrielle
• Politique régionale
• Géographie économique
• UE/CE Intégration
• International economic integration
• Kohäsionspolitik
• Regionalentwicklung
• Economische integratie
• Domestic and EEC commerce, marketing and economics
• Europe > Economic integration
• European Union countries
• European Economic Community countries
• Europe > Intégration économique
• Pays de l'Union européenne
• European Economic Community countries
• Europe
• European Union countries
• Europäische Union
• European; Economic activity
• Internal and EU commerce & consumer affairs

Note

• "February 2000"--Title page verso

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-115).

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Forces shaping the new economic geography -- 3. The location decisions of firms -- 4. The mobility of labour -- 5. The state and regional development -- 6. The games governments play.

ISBN

• 1898128464
• 9781898128465

OCLC

• ocm44715973
• 44715973
• SCSB-8940375

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library