Less than meets the eye: state re-regulation via regional institutionalization -- More than meets the eye: market reconfiguration at the continental level -- The continent in transition -- further reconfiguration under globalizing pressures -- Not what meets the eye: global governance North...

In recent years, the main focus of territorial policy has been on sustaining growth, not only to address relative decline, but also to make regions more competitive. Putting this in practice is complicated because different regions have different characteristics (urban, intermediate, industrial,...