1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Frameworks: A Spatial Perspective on Innovation and the Genesis of Regional Growth -- 3 Geographical Accessibility and Human Capital Accumulation -- 4 The Role of Underlying Socio-Economic Conditions -- 5 Knowledge Flows and Their Spatial Extent -- 6 Innovation in...

This chapter discusses factors that contributed to different economic dynamics across European regions and the prevailing disparities. The impact of EU Cohesion Policy in reducing disparities is studied based on the empirical evidence on the effects of EU regional policy. With more than thirty...

The EU Cohesion Policy is one of the European Union's key policy instruments for reducing economic and social disparities among its regions. The paper evaluates the policy contribution to regional economic growth in V4 (Visegrad Four) countries. The study establishes a significant variation in...

Verlagsinfo: Regionale Unterschiede wirtschaftlicher Leistungskraft stellten die Europäische Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft seit ihrer Gründung im Jahre 1957 vor erhebliche integrationspolitische Probleme. Erweiterung und Vertiefung haben diese Herausforderung ständig vergrößert. Vor diesem...