Davies S. and Polverari L. Financial accountability and European Union Cohesion policy, Regional Studies. Many changes in European Union Cohesion policy since the late 1990s have been driven by the need to ensure and demonstrate financial accountability. This paper examines how the increased...

Milio S. (2007) Can administrative capacity explain differences in regional performances? Evidence from Structural Funds implementation in Southern Italy, Regional Studies 41, 429-442. Why do some regions after 15 years of receiving Structural Funds still have difficulties in spending their...

Rodriguez-Pose A. and Fratesi U. (2004) Between development and social policies: the impact of European Structural Funds in Objective 1 regions, Reg. Studies 38, 97-113. European regional support has grown in parallel with European integration. The funds targeted at achieving greater economic...

BURCH M. and GOMEZ R. (2002) The English regions and the European Union, Reg. Studies 36 , 767-778. From the late 1980s on an elite-driven 'new regionalism' developed in the English regions, starting in the north. New region-wide modes of working by local authorities, business and other...

This paper presents the evidence of the initial beneficial effects of Community Economic Development (CED) initiatives in Yorkshire and the Humber. The evidence is drawn from survey work undertaken as part of the formal evaluation of the region's 1994-99 Structural Funds Objective 2 programme....

Scoppa V. (2007) Quality of human and physical capital and technological gaps across Italian regions, Regional Studies 41, 585-599. This paper evaluates the relative contribution of factor accumulation and technology in explaining output per worker differences across Italian regions. The...

Hudson R. From knowledge-based economy to … knowledge-based economy? Reflections on changes in the economy and development policies in the North East of England, Regional Studies. Against the background of claims made about the emergence of a new knowledge-based economy, the paper explores the...

Souza S. S. and Silva E. A. Regional planning in the land-reform literature: a gap to be bridged, Regional Studies. This paper reviews recent research efforts in the area of land reform in the developing world, and evaluates comparatively different planning approaches per country. The historical...

Kulcsar L. J. and Brown D. L. The political economy of urban reclassification in post-socialist Hungary, Regional Studies. Urban reclassification is usually a statistical exercise, acknowledging that places have met certain development criteria. In some countries, though, it is also an important...

Harrison R. T. and Leitch C. Voodoo institution or entrepreneurial university? Spin-off companies, the entrepreneurial system and regional development in the UK, Regional Studies. University spin-off companies occupy a prominent position in both government and university policies and aspirations...