Cohesion in the European community

Illusion or reality

Dados Bibliográficos

ID8041802
AutoresRobert Leonardi (London School of Economics and Political Science, autor correspondente)
Ano1993
Volume16
Fascículo4
Páginas492-517
Data de publicação1993-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoWest European Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01402389308424988
OpenAlexW2025456246
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas15

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