Examines efforts to strengthen Economic and Monetary Union in the European Union, especially over the last decade. It also reviews the wide-ranging reforms undertaken since the crises of the early 2010s and assesses whether they go far enough.

Introduction: Understanding the Effectiveness of EU Cohesion Policy -- The Evaluation of EU Cohesion Policy -- A Different Approach to Evaluating Cohesion Policy : Theory-Based Evaluation -- What was the Problem? Regional Development Challenges and Needs -- Regional Strategies and their...