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Cohesion in the European Union

In: Convergence, Cohesion and Integration in the European Union

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  • Robert Leonardi

    (London School of Economics and Political Science)

Abstract

During the 1980s the goal of economic and social cohesion became an important part of the debate on economic convergence and political integration in the European Union (EU). The three concepts — convergence, cohesion and integration — have in the past been used in separate disciplines to study specific aspects of economic and political developments in Europe.1 Now the three concepts can and must be used together to understand the underlying changes taking place in the structure of European society and political institutions. The discussion will focus on cohesion because that is the goal that has achieved prominence in the European debate and has been forcefully emphasised in the changes to the Rome Treaty following the Single European Act and the Maastricht Treaty.

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  • Robert Leonardi, 1995. "Cohesion in the European Union," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Convergence, Cohesion and Integration in the European Union, chapter 1, pages 1-32, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-37278-8_1
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230372788_1
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