Delivering New Potential for Community Economic Development
European Structural Funds, Rechar II and the West Midlands coal communities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7960293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rick Ball (University of Staffordshire, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 515-532 |
| Publication date | 1999-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-5736 • E-ISSN: 1470-8442 |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/030557399782218344 |
| OpenAlex | W2093281353 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
English Recognised as a key ‘feedback loop’ for policy evolution and the main innovative spin-off from Structural Fund procedures, evaluation is increasingly on the European agenda. Against a background of the regeneration needs and potentials of former coalmining communities, regional differences, and the drive for cohesion, this paper focuses on the RECHAR II Programme as it has been developed in the UK’s West Midlands region. The analysis considers the focus, objectives and array of projects supported in the 1994–99 phase, assesses the negatives and the positives linked to early evidence on emergent outputs and outcomes, and discusses the funding and decision-making processes involved. More generally, the role of RECHAR support as a catalyst for local economic change is assessed using examples of ongoing projects
Business · Cohesion (chemistry · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Geography · Political science · Regional science · Regional Development and Policy · Regional resilience and development · Rural development and sustainability
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2023 (24) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |