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Cohesion Policy and Southern Regions: centralization and autonomy

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The aim of the paper is to conduct an analysis of the degree of autonomy given to the Regions of Southern Italy in accordance to development programmers financed by European Cohesion Policy. The central issue concerns how Regions belonging to Southern Italy have adapted to EU Cohesion Policies and to the multilevel governance model they imply. The hypothesis advanced is that such Regions, during the periods of the latest budget cycles of structural funds (2000-2006 and 2007-2013), have suffered a reduction of institutional autonomy, and this has had a significant influence on the development strategies later adopted. The paper argues that Regional Policy carried out by EU has brought to a growing normative homogenization at the expense of territorial peculiarities and locally usable resources.

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  • Enrico Sacco, 2011. "Cohesion Policy and Southern Regions: centralization and autonomy," Stato e mercato, Società editrice il Mulino, issue 2, pages 245-282.
  • Handle: RePEc:mul:jl9ury:doi:10.1425/35232:y:2011:i:2:p:245-282
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    JEL Classifications: R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth; Development; and Changes; R58 - Regional Development Planning and Policy; Z13 - Economic Sociology.;
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    JEL classification:

    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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