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Regional Definitions in the European Union: A Question of Disparities?

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  • Antonia Casellas
  • Catherine Galley

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CASELLAS A. and GALLEY C. C. (1999) Regional definitions in the European Union: a question of disparities?, Reg. Studies 33 , 551-558. This paper explores the concept of regional disparities in the European Union (EU) and challenges the present regional classification. The EU Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, referred to by the French acronym NUTS, is very heterogeneous in character. Tiny islands, cities, large rural regions and entire countries are considered to be comparable units for analysis. A reformulation of regional boundaries and the comparison to the US case helps to show that regional disparities within the EU are overstated as an artifact of the present regional definitions. Our findings show that the EU regional nomenclature should be more coherent if it is to be used as the basis for regional development policies. CASELLAS A. et GALLEY C. C. (1999) La delimitation des regions au sein de l'Union europeenne: s'agit-il des ecarts? Reg. Studies 33 , 551-558. Cet article cherche a examiner la notion d'ecarts regionaux au sein de l'Union europeenne (Ue) et a debattre le classement actuel des regions. Le champ de la Nomenclature des unites territoriales statistiques (NUTS) de l'Union europeenne est tres heterogene. Ilots, villes, grandes regions rurales et pays entiers sont consideres des unites territoriales comparables. Une nouvelle delimitation des regions et une comparaison avec la situation aux Etats-Unis laissent voir que les ecarts regionaux au sein de l'Union europeenne s'averent exageres en fonction de la delimitation actuelle. Les resultats montrent que la nomenclature regional e del'Union europeenne devrait etre plus coherente si l'on compte s'en servir pour elaborer des politiques d'amenagement du territoire. CASELLAS A. und GALLEY C. C. (1999) Regionale Definitionen in der Europaischen Union: Eine Frage von Ungleichheiten?, Reg. Studies 33 , 551-558. Dieser Aufsatz untersucht den Begriff regionaler Ungleichheiten in der Europaischen Union (EU) und stellt ihre gegenwartige Regionalklassifikation in Frage. Systematik der GebietseinheitenfurdieStatistik inderEU, diemit demfranzosischen Akronym NUTS bezeichnet wird, ist wesensmassig sehr unterschiedlich. Winzige Inseln, Stadte, ausgedehnte landliche Gebiete und ganze Lander werden als fur Analysen vergleichbare, einander ahnliche Einheiten aufgefasst. Die Neubestimmung regionaler Grenzen und ein Vergleich mit den Vereinigten Staatentragt dazu bei, die Uberbetonung der regionalen Ungleichheiten innerhalb der EU aufzuzeigen, die Ergebnisse der gegenwartig geltenden Regional definitionen sind. Die Befunde der Autoren weisen darauf hin, dass die Regional nomenklatur der EU schlussiger sein musste, wenn sie als Grundlage fur Entwicklungspolitik verwendbar sein soll.

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  • Antonia Casellas & Catherine Galley, 1999. "Regional Definitions in the European Union: A Question of Disparities?," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(6), pages 551-558.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:33:y:1999:i:6:p:551-558
    DOI: 10.1080/00343409950078242
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    1. Sandy Dall’erba, 2005. "Distribution of regional income and regional funds in Europe 1989–1999: An exploratory spatial data analysis," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 39(1), pages 121-148, March.
    2. Peter Newman, 2000. "Changing Patterns of Regional Governance in the EU," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 37(5-6), pages 895-908, May.
    3. Andrew Donaldson, 2006. "Performing Regions: Territorial Development and Cultural Politics in a Europe of the Regions," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 38(11), pages 2075-2092, November.
    4. Frederic Carluer, 2005. "Dynamics of Russian regional clubs: The time of divergence," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(6), pages 713-726.

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