During this period marked by the effects of the current economic crisis, the structural funds play most important role in regional development. Each country of the Union, especially those in development they wish to reach the level of the developed world, so you must access the funds in order to...

We investigate the long term determinants of political and economic outcomes over a new data set composed of Mississippi counties. We analyze the effect of disfranchisement on voting registration at the end of the nineteenth century (1896-9), as well as the impact of voting registration on...

In this paper we want to present, in a succinct and in a theoretically way, the possible relation between economic liberalization, human development and standard of living in the present society based, more than ever, on knowledge. It is known that economic liberalization is one of the phenomen...

The effects of the financial crisis that began in 2007 are still being felt in the global economy. Despite the fact that its low point was apparently reached, the economic recovery will last long, with an economic growth below potential and a gradual decrease of unemployment over several years....

We investigate the impact of slavery on the current performances of the US economy. Over a cross section of counties, we find that the legacy of slavery does not affect current income per capita, but does affect current income inequality. In other words, those counties that displayed a higher...

In the present paper we analyse, from an epistemological standpoint, the phases of economic and social development in Alvin Toffler’s perspective. In his works, he analyses economy and society at three distinct levels, which he calls “waves”. In Toffler’s view, humankind passed through...

To achieve the objectives of regional development, local collectivities must have financial resources. These resources come mainly from local taxes, from the revenues of their own activities, are thus, directly proportional to the volume of economic activity in the territory. Therefore, for the...

The development policy promoted by the European Union is a policy of social and economic cohesion, based mainly on active development measures. Political and financial support granted by the European Union aims at achieving a higher level of development capable of delivering economic and social...

The regional development policy is one of the most important policies and one of the most complex in the EU, as its status is derived from its goal of reducing the economic and social gaps existing between different regions of Europe and it influences different domains that are important for...