Beyond Brexit: Reshaping policies for regional development in Europe
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References
Do Institutions Matter for Regional Development
An Agenda for a Reformed Cohesion Policy A place-based approach to meeting European Union challenges and expectations
Smart Specialization, Regional Growth and Applications to European Union Cohesion Policy
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Frequently Asked Questions (13)
Q2. What are the future works mentioned in the paper "Beyond brexit: reshaping policies for regional development in europe" ?
Brexit is stimulating a reappraisal of the EU model of integration, including how the EU responds to territorial inequality, but it is only one of several influences on the future of regional policy in Europe. As the Commission White Paper on the Future and subsequent reflections papers stress - as well as a recent speeches and policy announcements by national leaders - Europe has to deal with challenges as diverse as migration, climate change, terrorism and the transition to a digital economy, as well as the need to boost growth, jobs and investment. The EU as a whole may be similarly minded. For UK regions facing disruption from Brexit, but also for other EU regions potentially affected by its economic effects, there will be tension between assuring continuity and the search for a ‘ nextgeneration ’ approach.
Q3. What is the core challenge of the study?
A core challenge is understanding the key determinants of regional development in a context of rapid globalisation and technological change.
Q4. What are the main pathways to economic strength?
Three main pathways to economic strength are identified: regions with innovation-intensive manufacturing; those with high value services; and those with attributes conducive to tourism and cultural activities.
Q5. What is the first indication of a new policy framework?
The Industrial Strategy published in November 2017 is the first indication of a new policy framework; it continues the long-standing UK Government priority of raising productivity levels, but with a more interventionist policy mix of sectoral deals, and investment in infrastructure and the business environment.
Q6. What is the likely outcome of the Brexit reforms?
At EU level, the most probable outcome will be incremental steps to reform Cohesion Policy, some of which have been signalled in the 2017 Cohesion Report (European Commission, 2017), but reluctance to consider more sweeping reforms.
Q7. What is the main argument for the promotion of bottom-up strategies?
The encouragement of bottom-up strategies is promoted primarily through smart specialisation strategies (discussed above) and support for integrated territorial development.
Q8. What is the main argument for a false dichotomy?
The enduring debates on ‘efficiency versus equity’, often translated into people-based versus place-based (Barca 2007, World Bank 2007), can be regarded as a false dichotomy.
Q9. What is the role of the European Commission in the integration of regional and national development?
In several Member States, national-regional contracts or target-driven co-financing arrangements are being used to ensure that national and regional level funding and priorities are coherent, including provisions to negotiate the integration of sectoral and regional development funding.
Q10. What is the main argument for the link between economic governance and cohesion policy?
This begins with the links between Cohesion Policy and economic governance, notably the use of ‘macro-economic conditionalities’ to ensure Member State compliance with EU economic governance rules.
Q11. What are the main factors that have come to the fore?
In parallel, new thinking on the determinants of sustainable growth – widely defined to include social and fiscal dimensions, as well as the environmental – has come to the fore.
Q12. What was the success of the allocation of programme expenditure?
Under EU Cohesion Policy, the so-called ‘earmarking’ of programme expenditure in line with the Lisbon Strategy was applied in the 2007-13 period, with mixed success (Bachtler and Ferry 2013).
Q13. What is the purpose of the European Commission’s reflection papers?
Launched by European Commission President Juncker with a White Paper (European Commission 2017a), the Commission has produced a series of ‘reflections papers’ exploring different options for policy change that will be formalised in mid-2018 with proposals for budget and policy reform (European Commission 2017b-f).