European Cohesion: Contradictions in EU Integration (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780333774694)

This book addresses the problem of cohesion in the European Union. It examines EU cohesion policies and other policies which significantly reduce the likelihood of cohesion being achieved. It challenges the idea that regional policy is a form of wealth distribution. It argues that cohesion, rather than being an objective in its own right, has been systematically redefined as a tool of competitiveness, and that neoliberal economic priorities have led to the privileging of regional autonomy over cohesion.

Author: C. Rumford
ISBN-10: 0333774698
ISBN-13: 9780333774694
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 04/19/2000
Pages: 196
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.50d