Introduction. Which road to development? The 'Mediterranean model' revisited / Luigi Burroni, Emmanuele Pavolini and Marino Regini -- Is there a 'Mediterranean' growth model? / Lucio Baccaro -- States' performance, reforms and policy capacity in Southern European countries / Giliberto Capano and...

Despite its many advantages, the Eastern and Southern Mediterranean region remains relatively backward in economic and social terms and is rightly considered a potential source of social and political instability. Its average GDP per capita lags behind the global average and is increasing slowly...