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...

This report approaches current domains of development and tension within China. It was elaborated by students in the frame of a 'Task Force Seminar' in cooperation with the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). It addresses the issues of...

Glasmeier A. and Wood L. (2005) Analysis of US economic development administration expenditure patterns over 30 years, Regional Studies 39 , 1261-1274. Many of the classic regional development programmes have been criticized for being ineffective and failing to meet their intended goals. A fact...

One of the main aims of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is the adoption of conservation measures to prevent the overexploitation of fish stocks and the resolution of potential conflicts between fishing and other activities. It is necessary to find solutions capable of pursuing compatibility...

The paper focuses on some aspects concerning the organization and management of fisheries in the Adriatic sea, in particular in the Northern and Central part, identified as Geographical Sub-Area 17 (GSA 17 – High Adriatic sea). This area includes Italy, Slovenia and Croatia and it has a high...

A lo largo de 2001, la Comision Europea dara a conocer su propuesta legislativa para reforma de la Politica Pesquera Comun. Este trabajo tiene el proposito de analizar la politica estructural de la pesca y realizar una valoracion de los efectos de dicha politica sobre la sobredimension de la...

Fisheries and aquaculture can provide a key contribution to food security and poverty alleviation. Fisheries and aquaculture policy is an instrument for the conservation and management of fisheries and aquaculture. It was created with the aims of managing a common resource. Fisheries policies...

This paper explores and reveals some hitherto concealed powers relations in the European Union's new political-economic governance procedures. It does this through an empirical investigation of the fisheries stakeholder forum, the North Sea Regional Advisory Council. It shows that although...

RESUMEN: En este trabajo se analizan las estrategias relativas al proceso de internacionalización de la propiedad dentro del sector pesquero comunitario (en particular la conocida como "quota hopping", aplicada sobre todo por el sector pesquero español). En el desarrollo del proceso ha surgido...

We evaluate the management of the Northern Stock of Hake during 1986-2001. A stochastic bioeconomic model is calibrated to match the main features of this fishing ground. We show how catches, biomass stock and profits would have been if the optimal Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) consistent with...