Cohesion in the European community

Illusion or reality

Bibliographic Data

ID8041802
AuthorsRobert Leonardi (London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author)
Year1993
Volume16
Issue4
Pages492-517
Publication date1993-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWest European Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01402389308424988
OpenAlexW2025456246
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited15

The EC's regional policy is faced with the issue of the impact of market integration on the goals of economic and social cohesion in the Community. There are two major approaches in the literature in predicting the consequences of market integration on cohesion. The first approach stresses the divergence of levels of development while the second predicts that a gradual reduction of disparities will take place. To test these two hypotheses an analysis of regional and national level data covering the first nine member states of the Community over a 40‐year period is conducted. The results demonstrate that there has been a constant and significant convergence in levels of economic and social cohesion in the Community and within nation states during the last 40 years

Cohesion (chemistry · Community cohesion · Convergence (economics · Development economics · Divergence (linguistics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economic integration · Economic system · Economics · Illusion · Political economy · Political science · Regional science · Sociology · Economic Growth and Productivity · Economic Policies and Impacts · Law · Psychology · Regional Development and Policy