This paper discusses two influential policy concepts at the European level that aim to promote economic diversification of regions, that is the Constructing Regional Advantage concept (CRA) and the Smart Specialisation concept (SS). Both policy frameworks identify and prioritise ‘promising’...

Il paper discute la dimensione strategica della valutazione applicata agli strumenti della programmazione territoriale, con l’obiettivo di fornire qualche elemento di riflessione sulle condizioni di sfondo che possono favorire l’integrazione della valutazione nel governo del territorio. È...

The article examines regional policies in Italy after the end of the "intervento straordinario". After illustrating the changes in the legal and operating framework of the regional policies, the paper then uses a range of different data to perform an initial assessment of their results.

The aim of the article is to evaluate the attractiveness and efficiency of the DOCUP 2000-2006 public financing program in Piedmont. The dataset consists of 1,235 firms that applied for public funding to Finpiemonte S.p.A. We first examined what determinants lead firms to apply for public...