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Book SynopsisThis major new book assesses the role and effectiveness of structural funds in financing the path to integration in the European Union and especially in tackling unemployment.
Structural Funding and Employment in the European Union combines an interdisciplinary approach with coverage of all the structural funds including the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (Guidance Section) and the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance. Empirical evidence is presented for the effectiveness of these funds and their success in increasing economic growth in certain areas and employment in others. The book also covers the relationship of these funds with the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Investment Bank and the Cohesion Fund.
Jeffrey Harrop argues that the deepening and widening of the EU requires a stronger regional policy to ensure more effective use of structural funds, yet this remains a contentious area for the EU, member states and regional or local authorities. The author's authoritative and detailed discussion of this key policy issue, as well as his extensive experience of regional and EU policies, will ensure this book's welcome among students, teachers and researchers of European integration.
Trade Review'. . . students of the EU will find this book to be a useful addition their college library. . . 'Table of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. A Deeper and a Wider Union 2. Trends in Employment: the Lack of Jobs 3. Regional Categories and Spatial Inequalities 4. Budget Finance for Agriculture and Fisheries 5. Evolution of Regional Policies: the ERDF and Structural Fund Reforms 6. Social Policy Problems and the Role of the ESF 7. The Overall Effectiveness of the Structural Funds Bibliography Index
