Capturing the achievements made by Interreg? Insights from cross border cooperation between Spain and Portugal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21601697 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Benito Giordano (0000-0002-3791-1225, TIAS School for Business and Society, Tilburg, Netherlands, corresponding author), Lidia Greco (0000-0002-3427-2683, University of Bari Aldo Moro) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 760-780 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Planning Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0965-4313 • E-ISSN: 1469-5944 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09654313.2023.2222153 |
| OpenAlex | W4380325211 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 30 |
In recent years, ‘place-based’ interventions have become influential in shaping economic development policy, especially at the European level. From the 2007 to 2013 programming period onwards, EU Cohesion policy, adopted a ‘place-based’ approach to encourage the competitiveness of all regions. Rather than spatially-blind interventions, the focus is on tackling territorial inequalities via a more sophisticated spatially-sensitive approach to stimulate economic change, at the local level. The challenge is that place-based policies are complex, risky and the performance indicators used to capture the achievements from EU Cohesion policy focus on direct results rather than expected policy change, making it hard to prove effectiveness and value for money. This paper contributes to ongoing academic and policy debates about how to capture the achievements of EU Cohesion policy, through an in-depth case study of ‘place-based’ interventions made via Interreg funding, to encourage cross-border cooperation between Spain and Portugal. The evidence illustrates that there is a need for novel approaches, which are conceptually informed and spatially sensitive to be able to capture not only the quantitative but also the qualitative achievements generated through EU ‘place-based’ interventions
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation velocity | current |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |