The integration of the former communist countries of central and eastern Europe into the European Union will create a dilemma for the EU's regional policy. The EU's expenditure on regional policy (which we term its "active" regional policy) was guided by political reactions on deepening and...

The integration of the former communist countries of central and eastern Europe into the European Union creates a dilemma for the EU's regional policy. The EU's expenditure on regional policy (its 'active' regional policy) has been guided by political reactions to deepening or enlarging the EU,...