Since the Lisbon Process, the EU has changed its function from a mere economic common market into a social union. The EU addressed its future policy also to sustainability with increasing employment and better jobs, and greater social cohesion. That implies the acknowledgment of social inclusion...

Intro -- Contents -- Cover -- Title -- Foreword -- CONTRIBUTORS xv -- 1. Overview 1 -- 2. Public Policies and Economic Geography 19 -- 3. Regional Policies and EU Enlargement 33 -- 4. Discussion of "Regional Policies and EU Enlargement" by Boldrin and Canova, and "Public Policies and Economic...

During the programming period 2007-2013 the Cohesion Policy of EU was adopted and is also implemented the policy of territorial co-operation with third countries. In this framework, the EU co-finances (through the European Regional Development Fund, the pre-accession instrument and the...