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Modelling the Regional Impact of Continental Economic Integration: Lessons from the European Union for NAFTA

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  • Mario Polese

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PAELINCK J. H. P. and POLESE M. (1999) Modelling the regional impact of continental economic integration: lessons from the European Union for NAFTA, Reg. Studies 33 , 727-738. The paper sketches the outlines of a 'model' for predicting the impact of continental economic integration (CI) on shifts (within nations) in economic activity and political power. The approach is straightforward, combining a schematic view of regional development patterns in Europe and the classical postulates of regional science on the effects of distance. Generalizing from the European experience, two scenarios are posited. In the first, CI accentuates national-regional tensions with a weakening of the national core and pressures for greater decentralization and regional fiscal autonomy (and even secession). In the second, CI reinforces the national core and the dependence of peripheral regions on transfer payments. Applying the 'model' to North America, the authors find that Canada falls between the two scenarios, while Mexico is an almost pure case of scenario 1. An econometric formulation is proposed at the end. PAELINCK J. H. P. et POLESE M. (1999) La modelisation de l'impact regional de l'integration economique europeenne, Reg. Studies 33 , 727-738. Cet article cherche a esquisser un 'modele' visant la prevision de l'impact de l'integration economique europeenne sur la redistribution (au sein d'un pays) de l'activite economique et du pouvoir politique. L'approche est tres simple, alliant un point de vue schematique des tendances quant a l'amenagement du territoire en Europe aux postulats classiques de la science regionale relatifs aux effets de distance. En etablissant une generalisation a partir du cas europeen, deux scenarios avances. Dans le premier cas, l'integration economique europeenne souligne les tensions entre le pays et la region, avec un affaiblissement du centre du pays et des pressions en faveur d'une plus grande decentralisation et une autonomie regionale fiscale (voire une secession). Dans le deuxieme cas, l'integration economique europeenne renforce le centre du pays et la dependance de la peripherie des transferts de fonds. En appliquant le 'modele' a l'Amerique du Nord, il s'avere que le Canada se situe entre les deux scenarios, tandis que le Mexique represente grosso modo le premier. Pour conclure, une elaboration econometrique est proposee. PAELINCK J. H. P. und POLESE M. (1999) Darstellung der regionalen Auswirkung der kontinentalen wirtschaftlichen Integration: Lehren der Europaischen Union fur NAFTA, Reg. Studies 33 , 727-738. Dieser Aufsatz skizziert die Umrisse eines 'Modells' fur die Voraussage der Auswirkung der kontinentalen wirtschaftlichen Integration (CI) auf Verschiebungen (in den Einzelstaaten) in wirtschaftlicher Tatigkeit und politischer Macht. Die Methode, das Problem anzugehen, ist einfach: bezuglich der Auswirkung von Entfernungen verbindet man eine schematische Auffassung die regionalen Entwicklungsmuster in Europa mit den klassischen Postulaten der Regionalwissenschaft. Auf der Grundlage der Verallgemeinerung der europaischen Erfahrung werden zwei Szenarios entworfen. Im ersten betont CI national-regionale Spannungen, schwacht gleichzeitig die Bedeutung des staatlichen Kerns ab, und drangt auf verstarkte Dezentralisierung und regionale finanzielle Autonomie (wenn nicht gar Abspaltung); im zweiten starkt CI den Kern des Staats und die Abhangigkeit der Randgebiete von Zahlunguberweisungen. Bei der Anwendung des Modells auf Nordamerika stellten die Autoren fest, dass Kanada zwischen die beiden Szenariostuhle fallt, wahrend Mexico sich als reiner Fall des ersten Szenarios erweist. Abschliessend wird eine okonometretische Formulierung vorgeschlagen.

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  • Jean Paelinck & Mario Polese, 2000. "Modelling the Regional Impact of Continental Economic Integration: Lessons from the European Union for NAFTA," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(8), pages 727-738.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:33:y:2000:i:8:p:727-738
    DOI: 10.1080/00343409950079188
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